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Volvo VNM

Every Volvo VNM model year on file, 1990 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years117 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years321990 to 2021
Recall campaigns45Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,758Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 36% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01234199019931996199920022005420082011201420172021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Volvo VNM complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
3
Engine and cooling
3
Electrical system
2
Trailer hitches
2
Structure
1
Brakes
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo VNM 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.

Volvo VNM by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone00124
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00132
2019Not decoded0NoneNone00169
2018Not decoded0NoneNone00184
2017Not decoded0NoneNone31201
2016Not decoded0NoneNone51190
2015Not decoded0NoneNone61151
2014Not decoded0NoneNone102131
2013Not decoded0NoneNone92111
2012Not decoded0NoneNone10395
2011Not decoded0NoneNone6395
2010Not decoded0NoneNone2394
2009Heavy truck333.31202378
2008Heavy truck1100.05010480
2007Heavy truck475.01338373
2006Not decoded1100.01006164
2005Heavy truck10.0506161
2004Not decoded0NoneNone6158
2003Not decoded0NoneNone7157
2002Not decoded0NoneNone6255
2001Other1100.0509155
2000Not decoded0NoneNone5154
1999Not decoded0NoneNone4153
1998Not decoded0NoneNone5151
1997Not decoded0NoneNone5054
1996Not decoded0NoneNone1049
1995Not decoded0NoneNone1048
1994Not decoded0NoneNone1048
1993Not decoded0NoneNone1036
1992Not decoded0NoneNone1036
1991Not decoded0NoneNone1036
1990Not decoded0NoneNone1035
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo VNM

  • 17V-536 Aug 29, 2017
    Castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen
    Steering · 470 vehicles
  • 16V-928 Dec 22, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, incorrect software for controlling the electronic air dryer may result in oil and water contaminating the brake system
    Brakes · 5,547 vehicles
  • 16V-927 Dec 22, 2016
    Affected vehicles were built with front wheel hubs that cannot support the gross axle weight rating of the front axle
    Suspension · 16 vehicles
  • 16V-467 Jun 27, 2016
    These vehicles are equipped with certain Meritor FF967 non-drive front steer axles that may have been incorrectly heat treated
    Steering · 129 vehicles
  • 16V-095 Feb 19, 2016
    Affected vehicles are equipped with USK non-greasable drag links that may experience corrosion of the ball joints due to the seals being…
    Suspension · 2,053 vehicles
  • 16V-097 Feb 17, 2016
    Trucks may have been manufactured without a roll pin on the steering shafts
    Steering · 18k vehicles
  • 15V-643 Oct 13, 2015
    Affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking…
    Trailer hitches · 669 vehicles
  • 15V-524 Aug 17, 2015
    In the affected trucks, the trailer hand brake handle may not to return to the off position due to being restricted by the cut out in the trim panel
    Brakes · 2,854 vehicles
  • 15V-274 May 11, 2015
    Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather,…
    Engine and cooling · 185 vehicles
  • 14V-739 Nov 18, 2014
    Affected trucks may fail to re-engage the vehicle drivetrain after using the Eco-Roll feature
    Powertrain · 6,234 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.