Volvo VNL: recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA lists 87 recall campaigns for the Volvo VNL, model years 1990 to 2025. NHTSA has 55 complaints on file for this model line. 28 of the 36 model years have a page on this register.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19901
- 19911
- 19921
- 19931
- 19941
- 19951
- 19961
- 19974
- 19985
- 19995
- 20004
- 20018
- 20027
- 20039
- 20046
- 20056
- 20067
- 20079
- 200812
- 20094
- 20104
- 201112
- 201214
- 201314
- 201412
- 20159
- 20166
- 20175
- 20185
- 20198
- 20209
- 20217
- 20227
- 20233
- 20247
- 20251
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Complaints | Share of the line average | Units in the campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 45 |
| 2024 Volvo VNL | 7 | 0 | 0% | 58,056 |
| 2023 Volvo VNL | 3 | 0 | 0% | 55,453 |
| 2022 Volvo VNL | 7 | 0 | 0% | 56,689 |
| 2021 Volvo VNL | 7 | 0 | 0% | 19,286 |
| 2020 Volvo VNL | 9 | 0 | 0% | 58,155 |
| 2019 Volvo VNL | 8 | 0 | 0% | 41,588 |
| 2018 Volvo VNL | 5 | 0 | 0% | 16,568 |
| 2017 Volvo VNL | 5 | 0 | 0% | 27,520 |
| 2016 Volvo VNL | 6 | 0 | 0% | 30,061 |
| 2015 Volvo VNL | 9 | 0 | 0% | 19,497 |
| 2014 Volvo VNL | 12 | 0 | 0% | 53,607 |
| 2013 Volvo VNL | 14 | 0 | 0% | 68,070 |
| 2012 Volvo VNL | 14 | 0 | 0% | 82,816 |
| 2011 Volvo VNL | 12 | 0 | 0% | 75,378 |
| 2010 Volvo VNL | 4 | 0 | 0% | 32,492 |
| 2009 Volvo VNL | 4 | 1 | 65% | 29,332 |
| 2008 Volvo VNL | 12 | 0 | 0% | 278,147 |
| 2007 Volvo VNL | 9 | 11 | 720% | 276,255 |
| 2006 Volvo VNL | 7 | 4 | 262% | 332,199 |
| 2005 Volvo VNL | 6 | 1 | 65% | 331,833 |
| 2004 Volvo VNL | 6 | 5 | 327% | 331,833 |
| 2003 Volvo VNL | 9 | 2 | 131% | 341,946 |
| 2002 Volvo VNL | 7 | 1 | 65% | 206,153 |
| 2001 Volvo VNL | 8 | 1 | 65% | 201,412 |
| 2000 Volvo VNL | 4 | 10 | 655% | 24,535 |
| 1999 Volvo VNL | 5 | 11 | 720% | 24,555 |
| 1998 Volvo VNL | 5 | 8 | 524% | 24,555 |
| 1997 Volvo VNL | 4 | 0 | 0% | 25,025 |
| 1996 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1995 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1994 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1993 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1992 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1991 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
| 1990 Volvo VNL NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,532 |
The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Components in the complaints
87 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 321.8 | 28 |
| Steering | 126.4 | 11 |
| Electrical System | 92 | 8 |
| Tires | 57.5 | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 57.5 | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 46 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 46 | 4 |
| Visibility | 34.5 | 3 |
| Power Train | 34.5 | 3 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 23 | 2 |
Counts by year
Other model lines of the make
- V7022 campaigns
- S8027 campaigns
- 8505 campaigns
- S706 campaigns
- S6040 campaigns
- XC9035 campaigns
- V70XC4 campaigns
- S4012 campaigns
- 9601 campaign
- 7406 campaigns
- XC7019 campaigns
- VNL64T0 campaigns
- 9403 campaigns
- 7700 campaigns
- VN6100 campaigns
- VN7700 campaigns
- Volvo2 campaigns
- C7010 campaigns
- V405 campaigns
- Volvo Truck12 campaigns
- 7608 campaigns
- VN47 campaigns
- S9013 campaigns
- WIA12 campaigns
- 8544 campaigns
- 8554 campaigns
- 7802 campaigns
- WXR6 campaigns
- V508 campaigns
- VHD61 campaigns
- V908 campaigns
- XC6036 campaigns
- 24512 campaigns
- 24412 campaigns
- VNM45 campaigns
- 7453 campaigns
- WG23 campaigns
- 7442 campaigns
- C304 campaigns
- 9644 campaigns
- ACL19 campaigns
- WXLL11 campaigns
- 9654 campaigns
- VT16 campaigns
- WAH11 campaigns
- WX24 campaigns
- WCA9 campaigns
- 24210 campaigns
- FE72 campaigns
- VAH20 campaigns
- VNL (4)19 campaigns
- V6016 campaigns
- VNR17 campaigns
- V60CC13 campaigns
- FE10 campaigns
- VNRE (electric)7 campaigns
- XC4013 campaigns
- V90CC9 campaigns
- F864 campaigns
- VNR (4)9 campaigns
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Volvo VNL: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/vnl/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
The model name is the name in the NHTSA files. NHTSA keeps a variant of a model as a different line. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Volvo VNL model years have the most recall campaigns?
- 2013 with 14, 2012 with 14, 2014 with 12. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
- Which Volvo VNL model year has the most complaints?
- The 1999 model year, with 11 of the 55 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about the Volvo VNL name?
- Suspension: 321.8 per 1,000 component mentions. Steering: 126.4 per 1,000 component mentions. Electrical System: 92 per 1,000 component mentions.
- How many NHTSA investigations name the Volvo VNL?
- 11 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.