Volvo VN610Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 102 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Volvo VN610.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints102Top: Suspension Safety recalls01997–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volvo VN610 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the VN610 median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 59 21 18 1

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2000Not rated–/10018 complaints · 0 recalls 1999Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/10059 complaints · 0 recalls 1997Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Volvo VN610 problems

All model years combined: 102 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

59Suspension1 crash/fire/injury

23Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

18Steering6 crash/fire/injury

16Power train

10Engine and engine cooling

10Visibility

9Service brakes, air

8Equipment

6Structure

219 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Suspension	59	1
Electrical system	23	1
Steering	18	6
Power train	16	0
Engine and engine cooling	10	0
Visibility	10	1
Service brakes, air	9	0
Equipment	8	0
Structure	6	0
9 other systems	21	1

0 recalls

Volvo VN610 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

6 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the VN610

Jun 24, 2004
STEERING BINDINGEA04016 · 1998–1999 · closed Mar 31, 2005
No recall
Feb 5, 2004
STEERING BINDINGPE04014 · 1998–1999 · closed Jun 24, 2004
No recall
Sep 6, 2002
FRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS LOOSEN OR BREAKEA02021 · 1998–2001 · closed Nov 6, 2003
No recall
Dec 3, 2001
SLEEPER BERTH FIRESPE01040 · 1998–2001 · closed Mar 26, 2002
No recall
Dec 3, 2001
STEERING GEARBOX OR U-JOINTPE01041 · 1998–2000 · closed Jun 14, 2002
No recall
Dec 3, 2001
STEERING AXLE U-BOLTPE01042 · 1998–2000 · closed Sep 6, 2002
No recall