4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1975–90
NAMED MODELMilitary · OtherSweden

C303 (Malaysian Army and Telekom Malaysia)

The C303 in Malaysia: bought by the Malaysian Army in the 1970s–80s as a jungle light vehicle and by Telekom Malaysia for line work, one of the type’s few export fleets.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEC303 (1974–84)BUILT BYVolvo (Lundby, Gothenburg)IN SERVICE1975–90OPERATED INMalaysiaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 90.6″

The record

Malaysia’s army and telecommunications service ran the C303 for its portal-axle clearance in jungle and plantation terrain; the fleet was retired by the 1990s.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERVolvo (Lundby, Gothenburg) ↗
plant, Gothenburg
MANUFACTURED1975–90
ENGINE3.0-litre B30 six
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSweden
OPERATED INMalaysia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEC303, C304 and C306
FAMILYC303, C304 and C306
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE90.6″
CATEGORYMilitary · Other

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Volvo C303 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft