1999 VOLVO VNL770, VEHICLE WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STUCK A GUARDRAIL AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HE HAD A STEERING ISSUE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0291-89. *JB UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF UPDATED 06/09/10. *JB
1999 Volvo VNL770
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsCONSUMER STATES TRUCK IS HAVING TIRE WEAR, ALIGNMENT, AND U-BOLT PROBLEMS, TIRE CUPPING IS A PROBLEM WHICH REDUCES THE WEAR AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS USUALLY THE SIDE THAT LOSES ALIGNMENT, THERE IS A SMALL VIBRATION IN THE REAR END OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE U-BOLTS WERE UNDERSIZED AND WERE REPLACED WITH LARGER BOLTS, ALSO THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALSO THERE IS AN AIR LEAK EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND NO ON CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
CONSUMER STATES TIRES BEGAN TO SHOW WEAR AT 53,00O MILES, THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AT 10,000 AND THAT IS WHEN NEW SHOCKS WERE PUT ON THE TRUCK AND ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LED DISPLAY KEEPS BURNING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DASH WIRING HARNESS. *SLC. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAB HAS TO BE ALIGNED EVERY 20,000, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WERE MANUFACTURED WITH RUSTY PARTS, ALL THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BULB THAT HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABS PROBLEM, ALSO THE TANKS WERE MOVED BACK TO DUE THE FRONT END WEIGHT PROBLEM.*JB
CONSUMER STATES UNABLE TO SCALE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING OVERWEIGHT.*JB
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1999| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 — this page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.