NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volvo VNL Recalls
The 2016 Volvo VNL has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volvo VNL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Volvo VNL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2016 Volvo VNL
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 18V668000
- Reported
- September 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,705
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 VNL
Steering
- Campaign
- 17V536000
- Reported
- August 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Volvo VNL
Service brakes, air
- Campaign
- 16V928000
- Reported
- December 22, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 VNL
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 16V095000
- Reported
- February 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Volvo VNL
Steering
- Campaign
- 16V097000
- Reported
- February 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,116
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Volvo VNL
Parking brake: driveline: hydraulic: actuator
- Campaign
- 15V026000
- Reported
- January 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 VNL
2016 Volvo VNL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2016 Volvo VNL, the newest on June 18, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (17%).
In complaints about the 2016 Volvo VNL, the component group named most often is the power train (58%), followed by the service brakes (17%) and the suspension (17%).
1 of the 2016 Volvo VNL's 6 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train7
- Service Brakes2
- Suspension2
- Steering1
- Structure1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volvo VNL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 5. 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 12 complaints about the 2016 Volvo VNL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo VNL by model year
Other 2016 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 18, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted