1993 Volvo 960 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1993 Volvo 960. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1
1crashes
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
1
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
Total complaints9

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 volvo 960. The vehicle has michelin xps traction tires. While making a left turn, the suspension felt as if it snapped. The contact felt a scissoring motion in the steering wheel. He utilized the spare tire, which corrected the failure. He suspected that the tire or the…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2008-10-10

“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 volvo 960. The vehicle has michelin xps traction tires. While making a left turn, the suspension felt as if it snapped. The contact felt a scissoring motion in the steering wheel. He utilized the spare tire, which corrected the failure. He suspected that the tire or the…”

TIRES · reported 2008-10-10

“Dt: contact owns a 1993 volvo station wagon 960. While driving on the highway heard a loud noise, most of the lights on dashboard lit up. Vehicle was in traffic and the temperature hand did not rise. The contact continued to drive home. The thermostat broke. This caused the temperature hand not to…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS · reported 2005-09-21

“Dt: contact owns a 1993 volvo station wagon 960. While driving on the highway heard a loud noise, most of the lights on dashboard lit up. Vehicle was in traffic and the temperature hand did not rise. The contact continued to drive home. The thermostat broke. This caused the temperature hand not to…”

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT · reported 2005-09-21

“The driver's seat belt failed to retract to normal its position which made the seat belt loose. *jb”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT · reported 2004-11-09

“Consumer states that while traveling at 40 mph, consumer loss control of vehicle and hit a curb and a tree. Consumer states that seatbelts failed to hold passenger. Please provide any further information. *mr”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT · reported 2002-07-02

“Front driver's side airbag deployed while parked in driveway. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.*ak”

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW · reported 2001-08-01

“Consumer smelled gasoline coming from under fuel injection rack. Consumer took vehicle to a mechanic. Mechanic lifted up the hood, and noticed fuel injection was leaking all over the engine gasket. *ak”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM · reported 2000-04-11

Defect investigations

Investigation EA94015 Opened 1994-04-20 · closed 1994-10-12

INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYS

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Volvo 960 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.