1993 Volvo 740 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1993 Volvo 740. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“1993 volvo 740 station wagon has approximately 48000 miles. No frontal collision. The s.r.s. Dash light went on while driving. Independent volvo mechanic diagnosed it as a "crash sensor malfunction." sensor is located under driver's seat. The sensor is responsible for airbag deployment in case of…”

AIR BAGS · reported 1999-04-16

“While stopping at a red light front driver's air bag deployed without any prior warning, causing facial injuries to consumer. Consumer contacted dealer. Dealer said that they had to wait for a volvo representative to come and take a look at the vehicle before anything could be done. Problem has…”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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 740 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.