By model year
The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 5
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Volvo 780
Every Volvo 780 model year on file, 1985 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years268 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years221985 to 2016
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins627Summed across model years
Components
Steering leads the Volvo 780 complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Volvo 780 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Heavy truck | 2 | 50.0 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 91 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| 2010 | Heavy truck | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2009 | Heavy truck | 3 | 33.3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2005 | Heavy truck | 1 | 100.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2004 | Heavy truck | 5 | 20.0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | Coupe | 3 | 0.0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| 1990 | Coupe | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 1989 | Coupe | 3 | 33.3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| 1988 | Coupe | 3 | 33.3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 1987 | Coupe | 2 | 50.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 780
- 97V-166 Sep 22, 1997
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Electrical system · 9,684 vehicles - 91V-010 Jan 8, 1991
If conditions of high ambient temperature, overfilling of the fuel tank, and insufficient torque on the sending unit lock ring exist…
Fuel system · 19k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.