# Are 1997 Volvo 850 sedan OEM parts no longer made?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-1997-volvo-850-sedan-oem-parts-no-longer-made/192065>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, volvo, engines\
**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-1997-volvo-850-sedan-oem-parts-no-longer-made/192065 "2023-08-02T23:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![nofyfb\_180405](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@nofyfb\_180405](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nofyfb_180405)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-1997-volvo-850-sedan-oem-parts-no-longer-made/192065/21 "2023-08-06T22:11:37Z")

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By law, manufacturers are obligated to provide replacement parts 10 years after the model has been discontinued. But there is a catch - corporate lawyers write the laws so they made sure that there is no provision as far as what chunks the part(s) must be available in so a $1 special washer may be available… as a part of the engine assembly. In any case, after ten years, you are on your own. Unless it’s a Toyota - there are so many of them all over the world that parts for 20-30 yo vehicles are readily available from Toyota as well as numerous aftermarket sources.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-1997-volvo-850-sedan-oem-parts-no-longer-made/192065/22 "2023-08-06T22:39:37Z")

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> [@nofyfb\_180405](#):
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> By law, manufacturers are obligated to provide replacement parts 10 years after the model has been discontinued

No, that is not correct. It is not a law. An agreement between suppliers and manufacturers at best.

[https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/08/03/ask-a-hemmings-editor-how-long-do-carmakers-have-to-provide-replacement-parts-for-older-cars](https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/08/03/ask-a-hemmings-editor-how-long-do-carmakers-have-to-provide-replacement-parts-for-older-cars)

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