1999 Volvo Heavy TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 1999 Volvo Heavy Truck, most often about the service brakes, air. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through April 29, 2002. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1999 Volvo Heavy Truck has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, air10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1999 Volvo Heavy Truck recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1999 vs. every other Heavy Truck year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Heavy Truck median. How we score

'88'89'90'91'92'95'98'99'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1999 Volvo Heavy Truck, and the recalls they led to.

  1. STEERING BINDINGEA04016 · closed Mar 31, 2005
    No recall
  2. INTEGRAL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLYPE02095 · closed May 30, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-199
In owners' words

What Heavy Truck owners report

Recent service brakes, air complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

FOOD LION DRIVER STATES THAT BRAKES FREEZE UP IN COLD, AND THE THEY THINK THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FOOT VALVE BEING TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE AIR OF THE OTHER VALVES. *MJ
Complaint 565522 · Apr 29, 2002

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