Tank Assembly problems of the 1997 Volvo 850

One problem related to tank assembly has been reported for the 1997 Volvo 850. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 07/12/2009

The contact owns a 1997 Volvo 850. The contact stated when fuel was dispensed into the fuel tank to the full capacity level, she would smell a strong odor of fuel inside and outside of the vehicle. In addition, there would be fuel leakage on the ground underneath the fuel tank. The fuel was dispensed to three quarters of a tank to avoid the failure. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 04v368000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage). The VIN was not included in the recall defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000.


Other Gasoline Fuel System related problems of the 1997 Volvo 850



Fuel Economy of 850 Vehicles
850 Service Bulletins
850 Safety Recalls
850 Defect Investigations