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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Volvo VN Recalls

The 2006 Volvo VN has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volvo VN. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2006 Volvo VN, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2006 Volvo VN

Seat belts

Campaign
12V510000
Reported
October 18, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 1,496
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
Same campaign
also 2003–2005, 2007–2008, 2013 VN, 1 other model

12V510000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, air: supply: quick release valve

Campaign
10V571000
Reported
November 12, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 6,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2008 VN, 2 other models

10V571000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: axle assembly

Campaign
05V457000
Reported
October 4, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 7
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2006 Volvo VN

05V457000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels

Campaign
05V182000
Reported
April 22, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 773
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

05V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Volvo VN complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2006 Volvo VN, the newest on April 27, 2010. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2006 Volvo VN, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the power train (50%).

1 of the 2006 Volvo VN's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Volvo VN received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20061
20101

Complaints about the 2006 Volvo VN peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2006 Volvo VN are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo VN by model year

Other 2006 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: October 18, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted