Recall Register

2021 Volvo VN: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2021 Volvo VN. The newest campaign is 24V790000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Oct 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Software. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 24V790000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will reprogram the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Truck's number for this recall is RVXX2409.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 125,587 units in total.

  1. 24V790000Received . 124,949 units.

    Electrical System / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2020-2025 VN, VAH, VHD and VNRE trucks, equipped with Bendix EC80 Advanced Electronic Control Units (ECU). Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Safety systems that depend on the ECU (Automatic Traction Control, ABS, Electronic Stability Control, Active Cruise Control, and Collison Mitigation System) may have diminished or lost functionality, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reprogram the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Truck's number for this recall is RVXX2409.

    Report filed by Volvo Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number RVXX2409. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V769000Received . 638 units.

    Seats / Critical Fasteners

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2019-2024 VN and VHD vehicles. The passenger side bench seat may be inadequately attached to the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seatbelt Assembly Anchorage."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The attachment points may fail, allowing the bench seat to shift and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the weld nut with two nuts and a washer, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 29, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks number for this recall is RVXX2312.

    Report filed by Volvo Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number RVXX2312. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19961
  2. 19979
  3. 19986
  4. 19995
  5. 20002
  6. 20012
  7. 20025
  8. 20034
  9. 20044
  10. 20052
  11. 20064
  12. 20073
  13. 20082
  14. 20094
  15. 20104
  16. 20112
  17. 20122
  18. 20132
  19. 20141
  20. 20151
  21. 20162
  22. 20191
  23. 20202
  24. 20212
  25. 20226
  26. 20239
  27. 20247
  28. 20258
  29. 20263
  30. 20271

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Volvo VN: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/vn/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volvo Trucks North America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Volvo VN?
125,587 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo VN have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 47 recall campaigns for the Volvo VN, model years 1996 to 2027. 2 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Volvo VN open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.