The defect
DRIVESHAFT COULD CONTACT THE FUEL TANK AND SCORE AND SCRAPE OUTER SURFACES OF THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT.
The risk
A SMALL LEAK COULD DEVELOP WHICH COULD , IN THE PRESENCEOF AN IGNITION SOURCE, RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE FUEL TANK AND/OR INSTALL PROTECTIVE DEVICE BETWEEN DRIVESHAFT AND THE TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo 740 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo 740 | 1986 | 11 | 4 |
| Volvo 740 | 1987 | 15 | 3 |
| Volvo 740 | 1988 | 16 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the power train; VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 89V181000 30 Oct 1989 | LAFORZA AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
| 89V127000 31 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V110000 3 Jul 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 89V047000 24 Mar 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V028000 28 Feb 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V003000 13 Jan 1989 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989