2006 Volvo VT

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor09V173000

Filed May 21, 2009127,764 vehiclesVolvo Trucks North America

Defect. VOLVO TRUCKS IS RECALLING 127,764 MY 2001-2008 VHD, VNL, VNM, AND MY 2005-2008 VT TRUCKS. A SEAL MAY FAIL ALLOWING WATER AND CONTAMINANTS TO SEEP INTO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.

Risk. IF THIS HAPPENS A SHORT CIRCUIT MAY OCCUR, WHICH OVER TIME COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. VOLVO WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THIS RECALL INVOLVES A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES, VOLVO WILL RELEASE THE RECALL IN STAGES AS PARTS ARE RECEIVED. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE REGIONS/STATES THAT HAVE A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

Filed Aug 26, 2008100,000 milesNY

I BOUGHT A COMMERCIAL VOLVO TRUCK VT880 IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND SINCE THAN I'VE BEEN IN SERVICES 27 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 17 WEEKS AND FOR THIS MATTER I AM IN A VERY BAD FINANCIAL SITUATION,THE MATTER OF FACT I'M THINKING TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY AND I WANT TO HOLD VOLVO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD TRUCK THAT THEY DELIVER TO ME AND FOR MY FINANCIAL SITUATION. I CONTACT A LEMON LAW LAWYER IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO IS REFUSING TO HELP US WITH THE TENS OF THOUSAND OF DOLLARS THAT I LOST BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS IN SERVICES SO MANY TIMES. I'M STILL USING THIS TRUCK BUT TO THIS DAY I AM ON AND OFF SERVICES. I MADE SO MANY COMPLAINS WITH THE VOLVO ACTION BUT NOBODY CALL ME BACK ,I TRIED TO CONTACT SOMEBODY FROM THE VOLVO HEADQUARTERS BUT EVERYBODY IGNORE ME. I'M AFRAID THE TRUCK IT WILL BE DOWN AGAIN SOON AND I CAN'T MANAGE ANYMORE. THE ONLY HOPE THAT I HAD IT WAS THE LAWYER ,BUT HE DECIDED TO NO LONGER REPRESENT ME. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2014	0	1	Routine
2013	0	1	Routine
2012	1	1	Routine
2011	0	1	Routine
2010	0	4	Routine
2009	0	5	Routine
2008	0	11	Routine
2007	1	9	Routine
2006 — this page	1	1	Routine
2005	0	3	Routine

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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: May 21, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.