Volvo 240 1991 Owner's Manual page 51

Volvo 1991 240 Model
pg. 37 Occupant safety
Occupant safety
How safely you drive doesn't depend on how old you are but rather on
how well you see
your ability to concentrate
how quickly you make decisions under stress to avoid an accident.
The tips listed below are suggestions to help you cope with the ever changing traffic environment.
Never drink and drive.
If you are taking any medication, consult your physician about its potential effects on your driving
abilities.
Take a driver-retraining course.
Have your eyes checked regularly.
Keep your windshield and headlamps clean.
Replace wiper blades when they start to leave streaks.
Take into account the traffic, road and weather conditions, particularly with regard to stopping
distance.
Reporting Safety Detects*
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death,
you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying Volvo Cars of North America.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect
exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Volvo
Cars of North America.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1 -800-424-9393 (or 366-
0123 in Washington, D.C. area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.
C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
* Required by US Government regulation, 49 CFR PART575.
VOLVO CONCERN FOR SAFETY
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