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Volvo WG

Every Volvo WG model year on file, 1988 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years72 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151988 to 2002
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins290Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 43% of the model's total

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

0123198819901992199419961998320002002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Volvo WG complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
3
Electrical system
2
Wheels
1
Lighting
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo WG 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 WG by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Not decoded0NoneNone1129
2001Not decoded0NoneNone1022
2000Heavy truck20.0675021
1999Truck366.73008020
1998Not decoded20.02006021
1997Not decoded0NoneNone8024
1996Not decoded0NoneNone6020
1995Not decoded0NoneNone6019
1994Not decoded0NoneNone4018
1993Not decoded0NoneNone2016
1992Not decoded0NoneNone2016
1991Not decoded0NoneNone2016
1990Not decoded0NoneNone2016
1989Not decoded0NoneNone1016
1988Not decoded0NoneNone1016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo WG

  • 02V-238 Sep 9, 2002
    Certain heavy duty class 8 trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective…
    Lighting · 5,532 vehicles
  • 02V-037-005 Aug 15, 2002
    On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets,…
    Steering · 20k vehicles
  • 01V-167-004 Jul 10, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty 6x4 trucks equipped with chalmers 800 series suspension kits
    Suspension · 12 vehicles
  • 01V-044-013 May 8, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty, class 8, trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies containing 24-dl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw
    Steering · 760 vehicles
  • 00V-190-002 Jan 29, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with accuride 22.5 x 8.25 15 tubeless demountable rims, part no. 32051
    Wheels · 182 vehicles
  • 01V-139-001 Nov 20, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl…
    Steering · 13k vehicles
  • 00V-246-306 Oct 24, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw 20-edl ball-socket assemblies
    Steering · 730 vehicles
  • 00V-232-003 Aug 22, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of…
    Brakes · 18k vehicles
  • 00V-002-002 Feb 24, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with haldex manifold dash valves (mdv) used in tractor and trailer parking brakes
    Brakes · 14k vehicles
  • 00V-019-001 Jan 21, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies, models sl5wms6125, sl5wms7125, sl5wms8125,…
    Trailer hitches · 3,633 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.