Recall Register

1980 Volvo Volvo Truck: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1980 Volvo Volvo Truck. The newest campaign is 84V054000. NHTSA received the report on 2 May 1984. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. 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, 84V054000, in the NHTSA record

The brake line will be replaced without charge.
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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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 9,622 units in total.

  1. 84V054000Received . 4,408 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The brake line between the proportioning valve and the rear wheel brake may fracture.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The brake line will be replaced without charge.

    Report filed by VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 84V055000Received . 4,765 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The torsion bar clamp may allow the torsion bar to move. Increased effort will be required to raise or lower the tilt cab.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The clamps that attach the two rear-most torsion bars to the chassis will be replaced at no charge.

    Report filed by VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 82V015000Received . 449 units.

    Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles may be susceptible to extensive rusting of the splined section of the lower steering shaft. This could prevent the splined shaft from moving into the sleeve. If this occurs, excessive stress is applied between the joint connection and input shaft, causing unacceptable motion of the universal joint connection.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and replace the existing column with a newly designed column or will invert the existing column to locate the splined section inside the cab, at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.. 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. 19772
  2. 19782
  3. 19793
  4. 19803
  5. 19813
  6. 19823
  7. 19834
  8. 19842
  9. 19852
  10. 19861
  11. 19871
  12. 19880
  13. 19901
  14. 19930
  15. 19941
  16. 19951
  17. 19963
  18. 19973
  19. 19983
  20. 19991
  21. 20002
  22. 20011
  23. 20020

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1980 Volvo Volvo Truck: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/volvo-truck/1980/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1980 Volvo Volvo Truck?
9,622 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo Volvo Truck have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Volvo Volvo Truck, model years 1977 to 2002. 3 of them name the 1980 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Volvo Volvo Truck open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.