Volvo VN
Registered from 1997 to 1999.
About this model
The Volvo VN is a heavy-duty truck produced by the Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo Trucks. Initially developed in North America, it was introduced in 1996 as the second generation Volvo Class 8 tractor. For the 2000 model year, the VN was officially renamed VNL. Other models included the VNM and the VNR.
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Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Steering binding
Engineering analysis, opened June 2004, closed March 2005.
Steering binding
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2004, closed June 2004.
Equipment certification label
Defect petition, opened May 2001, closed January 2002.
U-bolt failures on drive -axle assemblie
Engineering analysis, opened April 2001, closed July 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 88 bulletins about the 1999 VN.
- Electrical system: 20
- Engine and engine cooling: 19
- Equipment: 12
- Power train: 7
- Service brakes, air: 6
- Engine: 5
- Structure: 5
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Fuel system, other: 2
- Seats: 2
- Other: 8
- TSB: Barksdale Leveling Valve, Leak Test · September 2023
- CBR: Volvo VHD & VN Models - Vehicle Wil Not Start, PTO Active Message Displayed In Cluster, PTO Light On When PTO Switch Is Turned Off · September 2023
- CBR: Programming Failure - Chassis With Cummins Engine And An Allison Transmission · August 2023
- CBR: Volvo Chassis - Timing Gear Plate Repair. This solution provides supplementary information to be used when installing a Timing Gear Plate with Integrated Seal. · May 2023
- CBR: Volvo On-Highway Vehicles - Bendix ABS Fault SPN 807 FMI 13 Blink code 19-4. The new Central Pressure Control (CPC) system has changed the way that the ABS chuff test is performed. · May 2023
- Flywheel Housing Thread Repair · March 2023
- Volvo Chassis - Equipped with An Automated Manual Transmission (AMT, iShift) - SNV 19-002 - AMT Oil Filter Housing Corrosion · July 2022
- Volvo Chassis - Drag Link Inspection And Replacement Criteria · July 2022
80 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.