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9999 VOLVO 420

0 recalls — 1 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
STEERING1
STEERING May 14, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND ALSO VIBRATES. *YH

NHTSA Safety Investigations — VOLVO 420

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA02021 Opened: Sep 6, 2002 — Closed: Nov 6, 2003
EA — Closed
FRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS LOOSEN OR BREAK
ODI'SINVESTIGATION DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT LOOSE OR BROKENFRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO ANY CRASHES OR NEAR MISS EVENTS.SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSISREPORT FOR FULL TECHNICAL DETAILS.* 1996/1997 BUILT VEHICLES ARE DESIGNATED BY VOLVO AS 1998 MODEL YEAR.

VOLVO 420 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the VOLVO 420 across all model years.

0 Total Recalls
3 Total Complaints
1 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
0 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

VOLVO 420 — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
1999 0 1 View
1994 0 1 View

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