Volvo 960 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 185 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Volvo 960 (1990–1997). The most-complained-about year is 1996.

Pick your Volvo 960 model year

• 1990
• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996
• 1997

What Volvo 960 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 185 complaints with NHTSA. The 1996 model year has the most, with 60.

• Engine and engine cooling: engine21
• Air bags: frontal18
• Vehicle speed control17
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline15
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip7
• Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system6
• Electrical system5
• Structure: door5

All Volvo 960 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volvo 960, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Air bags: frontal

   NHTSA 94V215000 Reported November 1, 1994 132 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.

   The driver's side air bag module may not properly deploy.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module.

   Model years: 1995

Other Volvo models

• XC901,528 complaints
• S601,266 complaints
• S80954 complaints
• V70933 complaints
• XC60651 complaints
• S70593 complaints
• 850569 complaints
• S40491 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.