We have a 2007 Volvo S80 which does not have a recorder and then our other car is a 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL and I’m pretty confident that there’s no recorder on that either.
A 2007 S80 alm,ost certainly has an event data recorder. It is mentioned in the Owner’s manual. Section 6.
http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/2007/2007_s80/07s80_00.htm
It’s sometimes difficult to tell whether a car has one or not. NHTSA began to talk about mandating them in around 2003, and mfgs began installing them around then. By about 2005, they were becoming common. By about 2010, they were almost universal.
The mandated date was originally in 2010, then changed to 2012, for EDRs.
My 2008 Jeep specifically says it has one in the owner’s manual.
My first car was a '64 Galaxie 500 -- I bought it in 1974, then I STUPIDLY traded it in when buying a friggin' '73 Pinto.
One of the worst auto-related decisions of my life.