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Volvo VNM

Model years 1990–2017 · 45 recall campaigns · 9 complaints · 6 investigations · filed by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC

Across 28 model years (1990–2017), the Volvo VNM has 45 NHTSA recall campaigns and 9 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (272.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (181.8).

The 2007 model year has the most complaints (4). Recall campaigns peaked in 2007 with 7; complaints were received in the largest number in 2010 (3). Within Volvo, this line ranks 37 of 86 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1990 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1991 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1992 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1993 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1994 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1995 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1996 Volvo VNM NHTSA record100%5,532
1997 Volvo VNM500%28,090
1998 Volvo VNM500%27,600
1999 Volvo VNM400%24,535
2000 Volvo VNM500%24,719
2001 Volvo VNM91311%201,174
2002 Volvo VNM600%198,968
2003 Volvo VNM700%332,326
2004 Volvo VNM600%331,833
2005 Volvo VNM61311%331,833
2006 Volvo VNM61311%331,833
2007 Volvo VNM841244%275,889
2008 Volvo VNM101311%276,983
2009 Volvo VNM21311%24,982
2010 Volvo VNM200%24,982
2011 Volvo VNM600%65,399
2012 Volvo VNM1000%74,825
2013 Volvo VNM900%59,698
2014 Volvo VNM1000%53,195
2015 Volvo VNM600%19,020
2016 Volvo VNM500%26,371
2017 Volvo VNM300%23,679

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags272.7
Electrical System181.8
Trailer Hitches181.8
Steering90.9
Structure90.9
Engine and Engine Cooling90.9
Service Brakes, Air90.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Volvo VNM complaints (11 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

97
01
05
09
13
17
21
25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Volvo VNM, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

05
07
09
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Complaints about any Volvo VNM model year, by year received.

Other Volvo model lines

All 86 Volvo model lines

Questions and answers

Which Volvo VNM model years have the most recalls?

2008 (10), 2012 (10), 2014 (10). Across model years 1990–2017 there are 45 distinct campaigns.

Which Volvo VNM model year has the most complaints?

2007, with 4 of the line's 9 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Volvo VNM complain about?

air bags (272.7 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (181.8 per 1,000 mentions), trailer hitches (181.8 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.