1999 Volvo VN770

Routine

Owners filed 31 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash6
000
Suspension5
000
Structure › Frame and Members2
000
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1
010
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Tires1
000
Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle1
000
Suspension › Front1
000
Structure › Body1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Jan 9, 2003MS

EXCESSIVE TIRE TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRE, WHEEL BEARINGS LOOSEN, 7 ALTERNATORS FAILED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, GEAR BOX FAILED, BEEN IN SHOP 3 WEEKS, SEEMS SOMETHING FAILS AFTER EACH TIME IN SHOP. BELIEVES VERY POOR QUALITY REGARDING DEALER SHOP PERFORMANCE. *NLM

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jul 16, 2002VA

WHEN TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE TIE ROD ENDS TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE, THEY NEVER DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS CAUSED NEW TIRES TO WEAR OUT SOONER THEN NORMAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES HAD 80000 MILES ON THEM AND WORE THE INSIDES ABOUT 3 INCHES ON BOTH TIRES, ONE TIRE WAS SO BAD THAT CONSUMER GOT NO TRADE ALLOWANCE, THE TIRES THAT WERE ON WHEN RECALL 02V037005 WAS COMPLETED HAD APPROX 125000 MILES AND STILL HAD GOOD TREAD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO HOTLINE THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOOD LATCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED. ALL LIGHTS ON TRAILER BLINK WHEN TRUCK IS HOOKED TO TRAILER AND USING TURN SIGNALS OR 4 WAY, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY TURNED OFF. *SLC

Suspension
Filed Jun 10, 2002TX

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCEING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. THE TIRE SHOP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. AFTER HAVING THE ALIGNMENT SHOP INSPECT VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A STEER TIRE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER ADVISED CONSUMER TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRING AND SUPPORTS EXTENDED ABOUT A FOOT. *JG

Structure › Body
Filed May 30, 2002WI

THE GLOVE BOX DOOR FELL OFF AND HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD.*JB

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 30, 2002TN

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JG

Unknown or Other
Filed May 28, 2002MO

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH. *JG

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 7, 2002FL

CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DASH. *JG

Suspension
Filed May 7, 2002CA

EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR, HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT WITHIN 600 MILES AND THEN A 3 WAY ALIGNMENT, TANKS WERE ALSO MOVED BACK. *JG

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 7, 2002IL

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JG

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 15, 2001MO

THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD WIRINING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDERDASH. *YH *DT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 15, 2001PA

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH.*JB

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 15, 2001WA

CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.*JB

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Aug 15, 2001IN

ALTERNATOR FAILED AND A WIRE BROKE OFF ON ONE OCCASION. *SLC ...*AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 15, 2001MI

TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. *TT...*AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Aug 15, 2001TX

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLEEPER WINDOW BLEW OUT. *YD

Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001OH

CONSUMER IS HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS, ONE ON THE LEFT REAR AXLE WONT STAY TIGHT. *YD

Visibility › Power Window Devices and ControlsFire
Filed Aug 15, 2001KS

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BUCKS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL ON CONCRETE. NONE OF THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS WORK. A FIRE OCCURRED POSSIBLE WHERE THE REFRIGERATOR WAS PLUGGED IN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SLEEPER AREA. *TT *NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 15, 2001TN

TRACTOR IN SHOP 5 TIMES FOR AN ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM. *TT...*AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Filed Jul 12, 2001MO

WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN U- BOLT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE, AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TIRE AND FRAME OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 12, 2001MO

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CABLE THAT HOLDS STEERING WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

20 of 31 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20015000Routine
200033010Routine
1999 — this page31010Routine
199826020Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.