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Report Date: November 2, 1998 03:42:54 AM

ODI ID: 485007
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Saturday, June 10, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Summary: DONUT SHAPED SPARE TIRES, CAUSED DRIVERS TO DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS. *SKD

ODI ID: 488805
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Wednesday, July 19, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: EQUIPMENT:JACKS
Summary: JACK BROKE AS VEHICLE WAS LIFTED ON JACK AND FLAT TIRE REMOVED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK

ODI ID: 501223
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 01, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: TIRES BLOW OUT DUE TO RIM BEING MADE OF A SOFT ALLOY/RUBBER BEING TOO THIN. *DSH

ODI ID: 503639
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, April 23, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SPACE SAVER
Summary: 'DONUT' SPARE TIRE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHER SPEED LIMITS. *DH

ODI ID: 505654
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Wednesday, January 31, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: THREE PIRELLI TIRES BLEW OUT AT SIDEWALL. *DH

ODI ID: 509078
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 02, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Summary: STEERING COLUMN NOISE.

ODI ID: 509078
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 02, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: ENGINE NOISE.

ODI ID: 509078
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 02, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:INTERLOCK SYSTEM
Summary: TRANSMISSION GEAR STICKS IN THE PARK POSITION.

ODI ID: 509078
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Thursday, May 02, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:FOG LIGHTS
Summary: FRONT FOG LAMP WIRING FALLING DOWN.

ODI ID: 511808
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Friday, March 01, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER HITTING POTHOLES AT UNDER 10 MPH. *AK

ODI ID: 513337
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, July 01, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF GOODYEAR TIRE. (10560R15)

ODI ID: 514480
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: ENGINE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

ODI ID: 530233
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT BELTS:LAP:REAR
Summary: REAR SEAT BELTS BECOME UNFASTENED.

ODI ID: 532238
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Wednesday, March 01, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: TIRE AND RIM COMBINATION CAUSES BLOW OUTS IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN GOING OVER ROAD HAZARDS.

ODI ID: 533402
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Saturday, November 01, 1997
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:INDICATOR:LEVER:GEAR
Summary: WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK, GEAR SHIFT LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. OVERRIDE BUTTON MUST BE USED TO GET VEHICLE INTO GEAR. OOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUP

ODI ID: 535606
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDSHIELD
Summary: POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD HAS THOUSANDS OF SMALL SPECKLES IN IT THAT AFFECTS VISIBILITY.

ODI ID: 535609
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Friday, April 10, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHILE BUMPER BARELY WAS TOUCHED.

ODI ID: 535609
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Friday, April 10, 1998
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:PASSENGER
Summary: VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHILE BUMPER BARELY WAS TOUCHED.

ODI ID: 535713
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: COMMUNICATIONS:HORN ASSEMBLY
Summary: HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE DUE TO DESIGN.

ODI ID: 536220
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: Yes
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE
Summary: ENGINE FIRE.

ODI ID: 600400
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, February 28, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Summary: IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE, PREVENTING ENGINE FROM STARTING. *AW

ODI ID: 600502
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 26, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:INDICATOR:LEVER:GEAR
Summary: SHIFT LOCK BUTTON FAILED.

ODI ID: 600502
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, December 26, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:MIRRORS:REARVIEW:INTERIOR
Summary: DRIVER'S WINDOW VANITY MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

ODI ID: 601122
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Wednesday, November 01, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:BUCKET SEATS HEATING ELEMENTS
Summary: SEAT WARMER FAILED. *TT

ODI ID: 601493
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, June 06, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: ENGINE:TURBO-CHARGER
Summary: OIL LEAK IN TURBO-CHARGER. *DH

ODI ID: 601543
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, August 14, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:POWER WINDOW DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: POWER WINDOW SWITCH STICKS. *DH

ODI ID: 804271
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:SIDEWALL
Summary: MICHELIN TIRES 205/50ZR16; ON TWO OCCASIONS TWO TIRES PERFORMED ERRATICALLY, ONE TIRE LEAKED QUICKLY BEFORE DRIVER COULD REACH A DESTINATION AND THE OTHER BLEW

ODI ID: 805101
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Thursday, October 24, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE DRIVER'S WRIST AND FRACTURED HER RIGHT ARM. *AK

ODI ID: 806032
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, November 25, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:PEDAL
Summary: THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT MAXIMUM SPEED, HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF SEVERALTIMES IN ORDER TO GET BACK IN NORMAL WORKING CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

ODI ID: 815992
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Tuesday, August 15, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Summary: OWNER CLAIMS THAT CLUTCH MAKES LOUD NOISES, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK

ODI ID: 819231
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: PUT IN A PARK POSTION THEN NOITICED GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR,WHICH CAUSED HITTING THE DOOR. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ODI ID: 961554
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: WHEELS:SINGLE:RIM BASE
Summary: BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON TIRE AFTER RIDING OVER BUMP. RIMS ALSO HAVE CRACKED WITH ANOTHER TIRE HAVING BUBBLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ODI ID: 961554
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES
Summary: BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON TIRE AFTER RIDING OVER BUMP. RIMS ALSO HAVE CRACKED WITH ANOTHER TIRE HAVING BUBBLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ODI ID: 969328
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, July 24, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: TIRES:TEMPORARY (T-TIRE)
Summary: DONUT SIZE TIRE COULD FAILED, VEHICLE LEANS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE TIRE. TT

ODI ID: 969979
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Sunday, July 30, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 1
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: WHILE SITTING STILL, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIM HEAD ON. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ODI ID: 971027
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: STEERING:WHEEL:HANDLEBAR
Summary: WHEN YOU ACCELERATE YOU CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JOLT . TT

ODI ID: 971215
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Saturday, August 05, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT. TT

ODI ID: 971215
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Saturday, August 05, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT. TT

ODI ID: 971246
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, August 28, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: THE QUARTER PANEL WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ODI ID: 973932
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS
Summary: CANNOT SEE TO CHANGE LANES BECAUSE HEAD RESTRAINT IS SO HIGH. TT

ODI ID: 980005
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, September 25, 1995
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: THE VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES/STUMBLES, CAN NOT ACCELERAT THE VEHICLE IN 5TH GEAR. *AK

ODI ID: 981078
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure:
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDOW:DOOR AND SIDE
Summary: HAVING A BAD WEATHER DAY OR TEMPERATURE CHANGES THE WINDOWS WILL FOG UP ALL FOR NO REASON, YOU CAN PUT THE DEFORSTER ON AND WINDOWS WILL FOG UP AGAIN. *AK

ODI ID: 985900
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, June 17, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:DRIVER
Summary: NO DEPLOYMEN TOF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ODI ID: 985900
Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1995
Date of Failure: Monday, June 17, 1996
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 2
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG:PASSENGER
Summary: NO DEPLOYMEN TOF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

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