Model year record

1987 Volvo 245

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V064000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.
Vehicles affected
34,811
Reported to NHTSA
1988-04-14
Owners notified
1988-05-16

Defect description

MICRO PROCESSOR IN CONTROL UNITS OF CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM CAN BE AFFECTED BY A SHORT DURATION VOLTAGE DROP.

Safety risk

A VOLTAGE DROP WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN ONPOSITION COULD CAUSE ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT.

Owner complaints

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

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal1

The 1988 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.