U.S. public vehicle records

Volvo 745 recalls by model year

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

6 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

277,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1985 to 1993 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1989

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1992

1993

1985: 1; 1986: 1; 1987: 1; 1988: 2; 1989: 1; 1990: 0; 1992: 1; 1993: 1

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Volvo 745 model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1985	0	1	Not available
1986	0	1	0
1987	0	1	0
1988	0	2	+1
1989	3	1	-1
1990	3	0	-1
1992	0	1	Not available
1993	0	1	0

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

88V166000 · Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft

Reported: 1988-10-18 (October 18, 1988) · Model years: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

FRONT DRIVESHAFT FLANGE BOLTS MAY LOOSEN.

Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THETRANSMISSION AND DAMAGE TO THE GEAR SELECTOR.

Remedy: REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT FLANGE BOLTS AND NUTS; MODIFY THE JOINT BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

96V085000 · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables

Reported: 1996-05-14 (May 14, 1996) · Model years: 1988, 1989

THERE IS THE POSSIBLILITY OF EXCESSIVE CHAFING OF THE INSULATION OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CABLE HARNESS AND, IF NECESSARY, CORRECT.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

95V107000 · Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage

Reported: 1995-05-25 (May 25, 1995) · Model years: 1992, 1993

THE SAFETY BELT WEBBING GUIDE (B-PILLAR "D" RING) CAN BREAK UNDER HEAVY LOADS.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE THE RESTRAINING CAPABILITIES OF THE SAFETY BELT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE METAL PLATE WHICH IS PART OF THE WEBBING GUIDE ("D" RING) IN THE UPPER SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FOR BOTH FRONT SEATING POSITIONS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

16.7%Usable mileage1 / 6 records

83.3%Valid incident date5 / 6 records

100.0%Valid filing date6 / 6 records

83.3%Ordered incident and filing dates5 / 6 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1992	1993
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	266.7% ODI 10005164 CONDITION EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 96V085000 BUT VOLVO CLAIMS MY VIN NO IS NOT COVERED. MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE MODEL AND MANUFACTURING DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. MY CLAIM FOR CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM WAS REJECTED BY [XXX] SERVICE MANAGER HASSEL VOLVO 79 CEDAR SWAMP ROAD GLEN COVE, N.Y. 11542 THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HAS SEVERAL INCHES OF INSULATION CHAFED AWAY WHILE THE NEGATIVE CABLE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED THRU CHAFING. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE AT THE POINT WHERE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE ATT… Look up ODI 10005164 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 10241730 · 277,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 VOLVO 745. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A LARGER SIZED BATTERY WITH HIGHER WATTAGE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS, BUT APPEARED TO BE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2… Look up ODI 10241730 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 847010 WHILEDRIVING 45-50MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. WAS HARD TO CONTROL POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP FAILED TO DISPENSE LIQUID FOR WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. *AK Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 963836 WHEN TURN OFF THE CAR THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER STAY ON TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 963836 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 963836 WHEN TURN OFF THE CAR THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER STAY ON TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 963836 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate:Support Device/Strut	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 967089 THE TAILGATE SUPPORT STRUT THAT HOLDS UP THE TAILGATE TORE OFF ITS UPPER ANCHOR AND EXTENDED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO KNOCK COVER AND BREAK BULB. *AK Look up ODI 967089 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 847010 WHILEDRIVING 45-50MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. WAS HARD TO CONTROL POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP FAILED TO DISPENSE LIQUID FOR WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. *AK Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Electrical System	Too few reports for a range	277,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10241730 · 277,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 VOLVO 745. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A LARGER SIZED BATTERY WITH HIGHER WATTAGE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS, BUT APPEARED TO BE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2… Look up ODI 10241730 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1992: 0 complaints · 1993: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1992	0	0	0
1993	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1992	0	0	0
1993	0	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.	Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate:Support Device/Strut	Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	—	0	0	0	1 ODI 847010 WHILEDRIVING 45-50MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. WAS HARD TO CONTROL POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP FAILED TO DISPENSE LIQUID FOR WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. *AK Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 963836 WHEN TURN OFF THE CAR THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER STAY ON TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 963836 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.	0	0	0	1 ODI 963836 WHEN TURN OFF THE CAR THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER STAY ON TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 963836 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0
Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate:Support Device/Strut	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer	0	0	1 ODI 847010 WHILEDRIVING 45-50MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. WAS HARD TO CONTROL POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP FAILED TO DISPENSE LIQUID FOR WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. *AK Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

3 patterns with matching reports.

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 277,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10241730 · 277,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 VOLVO 745. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A LARGER SIZED BATTERY WITH HIGHER WATTAGE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS, BUT APPEARED TO BE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2…

Look up ODI 10241730 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 847010

WHILEDRIVING 45-50MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING. WAS HARD TO CONTROL POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. ALSO,WINDSHIELD WIPER PUMP FAILED TO DISPENSE LIQUID FOR WINDSHIELD AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. *AK

Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 847010

Look up ODI 847010 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b