1992 Volvo 940 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1992 Volvo 940. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tl*- the contact stated that while the driver was at a stop sign and attempting to make a left turn in a 1992 volvo 940 gl with 180,000 failure mileage when the contact's vehicle was hit on the passenger's side front door and pushed head on into another vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags did not…”
“Driver sustained abrasions and chemical skin burns to both arms when the driver side air bag deployed inadvertently. *ph *mr”
“This model bridgestone tire is not currently included in bridgestone/firestone recall, but clearly should be. This tire separated, luckily, at low speed. However, the previous three days, I had driven at 70 mph for 1 to 2 hours on numerous occassions. This company clearly has a problem with their…”
“While parking vehicle something sparked, causing vehicle to jerk and accelerate. When consumer applied- brake's vehicle kept accelerating,causing the consumer to run into a tree. *ak”
“Air bag did not deploy during a 40 mph head-on collision.”
“Air bag did not deploy during 40-45 mph collision.”
“The defective driver seat belt assembly will not latch, wont protect the occupant in event of an accident. *ak *slc”
“Horn fails to work usually when vehicle is parked. *ak”
Defect investigations
INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYS
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Volvo 940 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.