It appears Volvo's callous treatment of customers could be about to cost

them, big-time!

In today's snail mail I received 4 pages of fine print - Notice of pendency

of class action.... To all owners who purchased or leased from any source

a 94 or 95 850 Turbo equipped w/205/50-16 tires (or '94-'97 850R equipped

with 205/50-16 or 205/50-17 tires) prior to 2/18/99.

(Yeah, I know; someone should 'splain things to the attorneys, as they

refer to designations/combinations that never existed!)

Plaintiff commenced action February 1997. In her complaint, she alleges

that Volvo engaged in unlawful conduct in connection with the marketing,

sale, and lease of cars equipped with "low-profile tires" regarding the

durability and safety of these tires on these cars, and failed to disclose

the propensity of these particular tires to suffer premature tire failure

(incl blowouts) under routine driving conditions, causing the need for

costly tire replacement and often causing costly damages to the rims.

Volvo denies these allegations and denise any and all wrongdoing of any

kind whatsoever and any liability to the plaintiff/class.

Sought remedy includes 4 new tires or $1000 non-transferable credit towards

a new Volvo or $500 cash.

The paper announcement from these stone-age attorneys includes no email

address or web site url.

Volvo Tire Litigation Settlement


P.O. Box 9394


Garden City, NY 11530-9394

The attorneys are seeking fees of $4.1M. (Gee, I think for that much

they could have contacted me personally...) (It also says that Volvo

agrees that the amount is fair and reasonable.)

Let's see, what else?:

(f) Volvo represents that approx 35K 94-95 850 Turbo and 5K 94-97 850R

cars were sold/leased in U.S. during the Class Period.

If I wish to be excluded from the Class, I have 'til May 3 to inform

Plaintiff's Counsel, Stanley D. Bernstein. I've also been invited to

attend the settlement hearing (oh boy!).

(Maybe Stanley needs to know about the born-to-fail coolant reservoir caps

and upper engine mount bushings, and the stolen passenger seatback lumbar

adjustments in '95!!!?)

- Dave; '95 854T, 76K mi, 2nd set of 205/50-16 MXMs (going back on soon)