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Volvo VNRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls on record for the Volvo VNR.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Visibility/wiperSafety recalls172018–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo VNR problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Visibility/wiper10
17 recalls

Volvo VNR recalls

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

84%Gear box: shaft sector24V-121 · 2024–2025 · Feb 19, 2024 · 45 vehicles86%Steering23V-690 · 2024 · Oct 13, 2023 · 1,933 vehicles97%Electronic stability control (ESC)23V-689 · 2024 · Oct 13, 2023 · 29 vehicles82%Windshield wiper/washer: motor23V-511 · 2022–2024 · Jul 24, 2023 · 55,012 vehicles86%Thermal management: fluid/coolant23V-280 · 2020–2024 · Apr 19, 2023 · 125 vehicles94%Vehicle controls: braking23V-255 · 2020–2023 · Apr 7, 2023 · 236 vehicles74%Wheels: hubcap/cover23V-173 · 2024 · Mar 16, 2023 · 1,007 vehicles66%Wheels: hub21V-417 · 2021–2022 · Jun 2, 2021 · 1,050 vehicles77%Service brakes, hydraulic: critical fasteners20V-782 · 2021 · Dec 15, 2020 · 6,982 vehicles82%Service brakes, air20V-536 · 2020–2021 · Sep 2, 2020 · 11,127 vehicles100%Steering20V-535 · 2021 · Sep 2, 2020 · 12 vehicles98%Other: labels20V-384 · 2018–2021 · Jul 1, 2020 · 89 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.