1996 Volvo VN

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000
Suspension1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Column Shift Assembly97V033000
Filed Mar 3, 19971,035 vehiclesVolvo Trucks North America Inc

Defect. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LEVER CAN BREAK OFF AT THE TRANSMISSION.

Risk. IF THE SHIFT LEVER FAILS, THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE SHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE CAN BECOME A HAZARD OR OBSTRUCTION TO OTHER DRIVERS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL LEVERS WITH NEW CONTROL LEVERS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed May 7, 2002KS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING U-BOLT PROBLEM, RIGHT SIDE STEER TIRES VIBRATE AND THE ALIGNMENT IS BAD. *YH

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 15, 2001OK

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH, ONE PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20270100Do not drive
20260300Do not drive
20250800Do not drive
20241700Routine
20230900Routine
20220600Routine
20213200Routine
20205200Routine
20190100Routine
20182000Routine
20160200Routine
20150100Routine
20142110Routine
20131200Routine
20122200Routine
20110200Routine
20100400Routine
20090400Routine
20082200Routine
20073300Routine
20062410Routine
20052200Routine
20041400Routine
20033400Routine
20020500Routine
20011200Routine
20005200Routine
19999520Routine
19989610Routine
19970900Routine
1996 — this page2100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 3, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.