1995 Volvo 940 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1995 Volvo 940. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 30 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.
“1995 volvo 940 turbo odometer suddenly became inoperative. Proceeding through school zones is primary safety issue. Internet investigation shows problem is not unique. Could not make contact at their web site to alert them. Maybe you have greater access. Odometer appears to be…”
“Noticed gas smell every time I filled gas looked under car and noticed gas puddling under car. Also gas puddling after parking of car. Have not taken tank down as of yet to trouble shoot problem but believe it to be a cracked gas tank as the amount of gas put into tank before leaking has steadily…”
“Gasoline fumes in my garage, no apparent evidence of gas leak in car. This is a 1995 volvo sedan 940 with 80000 miles on it. I have owned it since it was new. Next day fumes grew stronger, we thought it was from lawn mower gas. On the 3rd day the gas was coming out from underneath the car. I had…”
“Dt: 18 inch rim and tires. Tire city recommended 18 inch sacchi rims and tires for vehicle. Consumer ordered the rims and tires and did not get to see them. Called the mechanic, and he advised the consumer not to get them because they were not safe for this vehicle , they were too large. Called to…”
“Dt: 18 inch rim and tires. Tire city recommended 18 inch sacchi rims and tires for vehicle. Consumer ordered the rims and tires and did not get to see them. Called the mechanic, and he advised the consumer not to get them because they were not safe for this vehicle , they were too large. Called to…”
“I own a 1995 volvo 940 turbo wagon. In the past 6 months, we have had random incidents of the car losing power while driving. The speed at the time of the incident ranges - anything from 35 to 70. There is no indication, sound or vibration to indicate it is about to cut off. If the car sits for…”
“1995 volvo 940 was involved in a frontal accident and none of the front air bags deployed. *mr also with the first incident, the consumer hit another vehicle in the rear and destroyed the front of his vehicle. (totaled) the second incident occurred while the vehicle was in motion without any…”
“While driving over a pot hole at approximately 4 mph frontal air bags inadvertently deployed. The cause was undetermined.*ak”
Defect investigations
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
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 1995 Volvo 940 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.