15 of the 148 complaints about the 1995 Volvo 850 are about the tires — 10% of everything reported for this model year.
15
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALTHOUGH THE TIRE REMAINS INFLATED, THE TREADS HAVE SPLIT OPEN EXPOSING THE BELTS. THE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: B5FT294 TIRESIZE: T11570R15)
NHTSA complaint #749193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, I NOTED AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE INTERIOR NOISE. AUTO HANDLED NORMALLY AT THAT TIME. WITHIN PROBABLY LESS THAN A MINUTE IT WAS CLEAR THAT NOISE CHANGE WAS NOT RELATED TO ROAD SURFACE VARIATION, AND I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY. WHILE DOING SO, TIRE BLEW OUT. CAR FISHTAILED ENDING UP AGAINST GUARDRAIL. TIRE BASICALLY DESTROYED. NO INDICATION OF DEBRIS IN ROAD AT TIME PROBLEM STARTED. I AM VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN PUNCTURED OR REPAIRED AND HAD NEVER HAD A PERIOD OF UNDERINFLATION. TREAD INSPECTED BY DEALER AT ROUTINE SERVICE ABOUT 5 DAYS PRIOR AND WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BY ME APPROXIMATELY 12 HRS PRIOR TO EVENT AND WAS PROPER. VERY SCARY!! *AK (TIRESIZE: 195/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/60R15 )
NHTSA complaint #736786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT AND RIM CRACKED COMPLETELY. YH
NHTSA complaint #549448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE BLOW OUT AND RIM CRACKED COMPLETELY. YH
NHTSA complaint #549448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL SPLIT RESULTED IN BLOWOUT OF TIRE.(MICHELIN MXV4 - TIRE ID # DOTM6RBFJORO046).
NHTSA complaint #542205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE AND RIM COMBINATION CAUSES BLOW OUTS IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN GOING OVER ROAD HAZARDS.
NHTSA complaint #532238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF GOODYEAR TIRE. (10560R15)
NHTSA complaint #513337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER HITTING POTHOLES AT UNDER 10 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #511808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
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 OUT FROM SIDEWALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #804271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
'DONUT' SPARE TIRE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHER SPEED LIMITS.
NHTSA complaint #503639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THREE PIRELLI TIRES BLEW OUT AT SIDEWALL.
NHTSA complaint #505654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES BLOW OUT DUE TO RIM BEING MADE OF A SOFT ALLOY/RUBBER BEING TOO THIN. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #501223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DONUT SHAPED SPARE TIRES, CAUSED DRIVERS TO DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #485007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DONUT SIZE TIRE COULD FAILED, VEHICLE LEANS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE TIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON TIRE AFTER RIDING OVER BUMP. RIMS ALSO HAVE CRACKED WITH ANOTHER TIRE HAVING BUBBLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #961554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.