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1998 Volvo Vn Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 27, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jun 8, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Volvo Vn. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Steering
Filed Sep 27, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE STEERING DRAG LINK IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600,000.

NHTSA ID
10357868
Incident
Aug 10, 2010
Mileage
600,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+10 more
Filed Apr 18, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR AND IDLE PULLEY WERE BAD, THE AIR DRYER WAS REBUILT, AND THE TORQUE ARM, FOOT VALVE AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
8007904
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Feb 24, 2002
1 injury reported

THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. NLM

NHTSA ID
785893
Incident
Oct 17, 2001
Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASH BOUNCES AROUND, [email protected]. *SLC

NHTSA ID
565215
ElectricalSuspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH. *SLC

NHTSA ID
565078
EngineSuspensionTransmission
Filed Aug 15, 2001

REAR MAIN SEAL ON MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
565073
Body & structureElectricalSuspension+1 more
Filed Aug 15, 2001

THE LIGHTS AND COMPUTER IN THE DASH HAVE SHORTED OUT AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASH, THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT AND HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SLC *NLM

NHTSA ID
565062
Brakes
Filed Feb 13, 2001
Fire reported

THE BRAKES ON THE HUB DID NOT FULLY RELEASE CAUSING A FIRE IN THE RIGHT FRONT HUB OF THE TANDEMS (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID
559640
Incident
Dec 13, 2000
Suspension
Filed Jun 8, 2000

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF STEERING GRILL. TRUCK WAS LEANING ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND ONE OF THE TIRES WAS WORN OUT BECAUSE OF THE LEANING. COSNUMER FELT TRUCK WAS NOT SAFE. *AK

NHTSA ID
863270
Incident
Dec 8, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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