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Volvo VN

Every Volvo VN model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years111 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,735Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 45% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024620152017201952021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Volvo VN complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
3
Structure
2
Brakes
2
Lighting
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Suspension
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo VN model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo VN by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone107
2026Not decoded0NoneNone3029
2025Not decoded0NoneNone8076
2024Heavy truck1100.03370149
2023Not decoded0NoneNone90223
2022Not decoded0NoneNone60272
2021Heavy truck30.030020252
2020Heavy truck50.016720265
2019Not decoded0NoneNone10274
2018Heavy truck20.06700343
2017Not decoded0NoneNone01318
2016Not decoded0NoneNone21274
2015Not decoded0NoneNone11253
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo VN

  • 26V-444 Jul 9, 2026
    Steering knuckles may have been manufactured with insufficiently tightened steering arms
    Steering · 3,858 vehicles
  • 26V-350 May 28, 2026
    Wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detach
    Wheels · 205 vehicles
  • 25V-332 Jun 6, 2025
    Power cables may have been improperly routed, which can cause an electrical short
    Electrical system · 228 vehicles
  • 25V-257 Apr 17, 2025
    Idler gear bracket fasteners may have been improperly tightened, allowing the idler gear to detach from the engine
    Engine and cooling · 102 vehicles
  • 24V-790 Oct 23, 2024
    Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working
    Electrical system · 125k vehicles
  • 24V-741 Oct 3, 2024
    When the Controller Area Network (CAN) communications are interrupted and the vehicle is in limp mode, an incorrect accelerator pedal signal can…
    Electrical system · 2,098 vehicles
  • 24V-665 Sep 10, 2024
    Wheel lug nuts may be improperly tightened
    Wheels · 156 vehicles
  • 24V-503 Jul 2, 2024
    Tie rod assembly ball stud could have been improperly heat treated and can fail
    Steering · 12 vehicles
  • 24V-423 Jun 9, 2024
    Tie rod assemblies may contain an improperly heat-treated ball stud that can fail, resulting in a sudden loss of steering control
    Steering · 3 vehicles
  • 24V-397 Jun 4, 2024
    Steering gear may have an improperly seated plug in the valve housing, which can result in a sudden loss of steering control
    Steering · 424 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.