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1997 Volvo 850 seats problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 1997 Volvo 8509% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Seats complaints
9%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 6
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driver's seat heater did not operate. Front passenger's side seat heater was repaired under recall 02v314000, but consumer must pay to get the driver's seat repaired. *ak

    filed Feb 17, 2004

  • Prior to being notified for the electrical seat heater, recall 02 v 314 000, the defect accrued and vehicle was totaled.*ak

    filed Jul 16, 2003

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seats problems in other 850 years

YearReportsShare
1996 85095%
1995 85087%
1994 85067%
1993 85011%
850 seats problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.