Manufacturer profile

Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks has filed 261 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1984, covering 1.29M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date10Ranked 18 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected12k2026 to date
Campaigns on file2611984 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside4Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 5 names, including "Volvo Trucks North America", "VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC", "VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP".

Campaigns per year

Volvo Trucks has averaged 10 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2023 peak of 16

Volvo Trucks recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

0510152020012004200720102013201620192022162026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Steering is Volvo Trucks's most recalled component since 2016

Volvo Trucks campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Steering
20
Electrical system
13
Brakes
9
Lighting
8
Wheels
5
Equipment
5
Engine and cooling
5
Suspension
5
Structure
3
Powertrain
3
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Volvo Trucks's software share tracks the industry, at 20% in 2026

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Volvo Trucks against all manufacturers, by year.

Volvo TrucksAll manufacturers
020%40%20162018202020222024202620%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2025 is covered by the most Volvo Trucks campaigns, 24

Volvo Trucks campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Volvo Trucks filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Volvo Trucks campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-619Sep 28, 2026Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailersBrakes392Software update
26E-054Aug 12, 2026Center roof marker lights may fail to illuminateLighting844Part replacement
26V-513Aug 6, 2026Center roof marker lights may fail to illuminateLighting2,071Part replacement
26V-444Jul 9, 2026Steering knuckles may have been manufactured with insufficiently tightened steering armsSteering3,858Repair or modification
26V-350May 28, 2026Wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detachWheels205Part replacement
26V-260Apr 23, 2026Rear brake modulators may have unprotected electrical connectors that can short circuit and lead to a loss of the anti-lock brake system (ABS) and…Brakes2,800Part replacement
26V-208Apr 1, 2026Vehicle turn signals may not function properlyLighting340Software update
26V-186Mar 25, 2026Service brake may take longer than expected to releaseBrakes222Repair or modification
26V-184Mar 25, 2026Instrument panel may fail while drivingElectrical system115Part replacement
26V-076Feb 10, 2026If the vehicle is in weight bias mode there may not be enough weight on the parking brake axle, which could result in inadequate parking brake forceBrakes800Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Volvo Trucks's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2009 Seal may fail allowing water and…0.13M
  2. 2024 Electrical noise and low signal to the…0.12M
  3. 2007 On certain heavy duty trucks, the circuit…0.10M
  4. 1998 Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks0.10M
  5. 2010 Certain factors can exist, which if left…0.06M
Source: NHTSA ODI.