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Volvo VN770Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 95 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Volvo VN770 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'98 '99 '00Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints95Top: SuspensionSafety recalls01998–2001 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volvo VN770 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 VN770 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2001Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2000Solid49/10033 complaints · 0 recalls1999Solid50/10031 complaints · 0 recalls1998Solid52/10026 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo VN770 problems

All model years combined: 95 complaints 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
Suspension460
Electrical system332
Power train271
Visibility191
Structure180
Tires130
Engine and engine cooling110
Equipment112
Steering100
8 other systems190
0 recalls

Volvo VN770 recalls

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

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the VN770

  1. STEERING BINDINGEA04016 · 1998–1999 · closed Mar 31, 2005
    No recall
  2. STEERING BINDINGPE04014 · 1998–1999 · closed Jun 24, 2004
    No recall
  3. SLEEPER BERTH FIRESPE01040 · 2001 · closed Mar 26, 2002
    No recall