Model year record

1988 Volvo 240

No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 12 owner complaints on file.

Volvo 240, 1975–1993 generation
Pictured: the 1975–1993 generation. IFCAR, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Tires: tread/belt2—
Vehicle speed control2—
Engine and engine cooling: engine1102,000 mi
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner1—
Power train: manual transmission1—
Seat belts150,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components1—
Tires1—
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems1222,350 mi
Unknown or other1—

The 1987 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 1989 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other Volvo 240 model years

All Volvo 240 recalls by year

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