AutoDefect IQ

1990 Volvo 740 problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (14) · Air Bags:frontal (4) · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine (3)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

84 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Volvo 740 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

47
Complaints
0
Recalls
66
Service bulletins
16
Crashes reported
5
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (66)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Equipment 2022-02-09 · 356EN01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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Equipment 2022-02-03 · Service Manager · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2020-09-18 · ST-001-2020-09-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

mandatory tool list bulletin: volvo mandatory special tools are necessary for technicians to properly diagnose and repair volvo cars. they are used in development of volvo labor operations and repair methods, and promote safety and quality repairs in a timely manner. tools are classified as mandator

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2020-07-02 · ST-001-2020-06-2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

mandatory tool list bulletin: volvo mandatory special tools are necessary for technicians to properly diagnose and repair volvo cars. they are used in development of volvo labor operations and repair methods, and promote safety and quality repairs in a timely manner. tools are classified as mandator

Equipment 2020-01-30 · ST-001-2020-01-2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

mandatory tool list bulletin: volvo mandatory special tools are necessary for technicians to properly diagnose and repair volvo cars. they are used in development of volvo labor operations and repair methods, and promote safety and quality repairs in a timely manner. tools are classified as mandator

Electrical System 2019-11-19 · TJ31946.1.2-2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this is a technical journal: swapping control modules from vehicle to vehicle for diagnostics should be avoided. swapping control modules may result in consequential damage to the swapped control module and in certain cases several other control modules in the vehicle. swapping the driver informatio

Showing the 6 most recent of 66 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

Other Volvo 740 years