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1988 Volvo 240 Seat belts Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
10%of 10 total for the year
Median mileage
50,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seat belts of the 1988 Volvo 240, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving to work and it was dark and foggy. I was going slowly around a curve, at the speed limit about 20mph, and a teenage driver, driving alone without a permit drove through a yield sign from the right directly into my path. I had about 8 feet to stop and could not, and t-boned into the drivers side. I had my seat belt on but I was thrown forward and my head hit the windshield and my head left a swell in the windshield, like a lump or dent, and the glass was shattered somewhat but all still intact. …”

NHTSA complaint #10649266, filed 2014-10, 50,000 miles

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Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
199317%
199015%
1988110%
1987117%
198618%

Other parts of the 1988 Volvo 240

Tires
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1988 Volvo 240

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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