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Volvo VT

Every Volvo VT model year on file, 2001 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years162001 to 2016
Recall campaigns16Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,453Summed across model years
By model year

The 2006 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 33% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751200120032005120072009201120132016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volvo VT complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo VT 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 VT by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded0NoneNone01114
2015Not decoded0NoneNone01106
2014Not decoded0NoneNone11110
2013Not decoded0NoneNone11102
2012Not decoded10.01001186
2011Not decoded0NoneNone1187
2010Not decoded0NoneNone43119
2009Not decoded0NoneNone53102
2008Not decoded0NoneNone113115
2007Not decoded10.010093105
2006Heavy truck10.01001177
2005Not decoded0NoneNone3173
2004Not decoded0NoneNone0169
2003Not decoded0NoneNone0164
2002Not decoded0NoneNone0162
2001Not decoded0NoneNone0062
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo VT

  • 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
  • 13V-268 Jun 26, 2013
    Affected vehicles were built without a redundant clutch disengagement switch
    Powertrain · 23k vehicles
  • 10V-571 Nov 12, 2010
    Inversion valve on the frame may be orientated where contaminants can enter the valve through the exhaust port
    Brakes · 6,187 vehicles
  • 10V-492 Oct 12, 2010
    Volvo is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 vhd, vnl, vnm, as well as 2008-2010 vt vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of…
    Equipment · 1,926 vehicles
  • 10V-359 Aug 3, 2010
    Bottom track that attaches to the arms used to open and close the window may de-bond, which results in the glass coming loose at the bottom
    Visibility and wipers · 3,984 vehicles
  • 09V-173 May 21, 2009
    Seal may fail allowing water and contaminants to seep into the windshield wiper motor
    Visibility and wipers · 128k vehicles
  • 08V-028 Jan 24, 2008
    On certain trucks, an incorrect software parameter was loaded which resulted in the diesel particulate filter (dpf) 'inhibit' function being disabled
    Engine and cooling · 798 vehicles
  • 07V-573 Dec 14, 2007
    On certain heavy duty trucks, the circuit protection (i.e. automatic circuit breakers) used to protect the vehicle lighting system may not provide…
    Electrical system · 105k vehicles
  • 07V-529 Nov 19, 2007
    On certain trucks, the bolts that attach the steering gear to the frame may not have been tightened to the specified torque
    Steering · 2,054 vehicles
  • 07V-496 Oct 23, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with a saf holland simplex fifth wheel, the lever arm pivot bolt may have been over tightened
    Trailer hitches · 6,519 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.