NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volvo VNL Recalls
The 2013 Volvo VNL has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Volvo VNL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Volvo VNL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2013 Volvo VNL
Service brakes, air
- Campaign
- 16V928000
- Reported
- December 22, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 VNL
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 16V467000
- Reported
- June 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 129
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Volvo VNL
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
- Campaign
- 15V643000
- Reported
- October 13, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 669
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 VNL
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 15V634000
- Reported
- October 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 101
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 VNL
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 15V524000
- Reported
- August 17, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,854
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 VNL
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V739000
- Reported
- November 18, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,234
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 VNL
Tires
- Campaign
- 14V740000
- Reported
- November 18, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 115
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014 VNL
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
- Campaign
- 14V356000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,025
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014–2015 VNL
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14V139000
- Reported
- March 24, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 VNL
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 13V366000
- Reported
- August 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 381
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 VNL
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 13V268000
- Reported
- June 26, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,056
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011–2012, 2014 VNL, 3 other models
Parking brake: conventional: air
- Campaign
- 13V152000
- Reported
- April 22, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 701
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 VNL, 1 other model
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 13V102000
- Reported
- March 21, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 VNL, 1 other model
Service brakes, air: supply: check valve
- Campaign
- 12V036000
- Reported
- February 1, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,625
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 VNL
2013 Volvo VNL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2013 Volvo VNL, the newest on November 11, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (14%).
In complaints about the 2013 Volvo VNL, the component group named most often is the tires (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (14%) and the service brakes (14%).
1 of the 2013 Volvo VNL's 14 recalls also concerns the tires.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Service Brakes1
- Steering1
- Structure1
- Visibility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volvo VNL peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 3. 100% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2013 Volvo VNL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo VNL by model year
Other 2013 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: December 22, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted