Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Feb 11, 200343,000 milesMO
THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT TIE ROD, THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE THE WRONG SIZE.*JB
1998 Volvo VNL64T
Routine
Owners filed 63 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › hub. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Hub | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 13, 2002TX
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH. *JG
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed May 6, 2002MS
CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE CAB CRACKING ON THE SIDE FARINGS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE HOOD CRACKING. ALSO WHEN STANDING AT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK LOOKING TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK YOU CAN SEE THAT THE "LINES" ARE NOT SMOOTH. THE BACK STEP ON THE LEFT SIDE STICKS OUT. *JG
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed May 6, 2002WA
CONSUMER STATES THAT TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY, VOLVO SERVICE REPLACED THE BULB, BUT AFTER THAT, THE DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY HAD LINES THROUGHOUT OBSCURING THE INFORMATION. MOST ALL THE DASH IS DARK INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS ARE AFFECTED BY HEAT AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTACT. *YD
Steering
Filed Mar 8, 2002DE
WHEN DRIVING OR BACKING OUT AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING LOCKS UP, VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *JB
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 8, 2002DE
GAUGES, TURN SIGNALS AND RIGHT SECTION OF INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 15, 2001SD
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM UNDER DASH. *YH
Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001WV
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION, AND THE U-BOLTS ARE BREAKING.*JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Aug 15, 2001OR
THE ENGINE FAN CLUTCH BRACKET ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *YH
Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 15, 2001GA
THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH KEEPS GOING OUT. DEALER REPLACED, IN LESS THAN A YEAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN. *JG
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Aug 15, 2001NY
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO BAD WIRING. *YH . ALSO THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.*JB
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Aug 15, 2001UT
CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING IS INOPERATIVE AS IF THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING. *TT
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
Suspension › Front › Hub
Filed Feb 28, 2001TN
PREMATURE WEAR FROM STEER TIRES RESULTING FROM IMPROPER COMBINATION OF RACE/BEARINGS IN MERITOR AXLES. *MJS
20 of 63 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.