NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volvo VN Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the Volvo VN, across 13 model years from 2000 to 2024. The 2024 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
- Model years
- 13
- Recall campaigns
- 20
- Most recalls
- 2024
- Owner complaints
- 36
2000–2024, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo VN across 15 model years; the most, 5, concern the 2020.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Volvo VN complaints (6%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Volvo VN model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 8 complaints), then the structure (6).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo VN in 2024: 5, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volvo VN is seat belts, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Volvo VN recall, 25V257000, was reported on April 17, 2025 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2018 Volvo VN, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Volvo VN years to avoid
Too few Volvo VN model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo VN years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volvo VN
- SEAT BELTS7
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR4
- SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS3
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE3
- TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY2
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT2
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY2
- SUSPENSION1
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
Volvo VN model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volvo VN recall campaign (20)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V257000April 17, 2025 | engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel | 2024 | crash and injury | 102 |
| 24V790000October 23, 2024 | electrical system: software | 2020–2021, 2024 | crash | 124,949 |
| 24V741000October 3, 2024 | vehicle speed control: throttle: throttle position sensor (tps) | 2024 | crash | 2,098 |
| 23V816000December 5, 2023 | equipment: other: labels | 2024 | crash | 53 |
| 23V793000November 22, 2023 | vehicle speed control | 2024 | crash | 858 |
| 23V769000November 15, 2023 | seats: critical fasteners | 2020–2021, 2024 | crash and injury | 638 |
| 23V441000June 23, 2023 | steering: critical fasteners | 2024 | crash | 224 |
| 15V651000October 13, 2015 | suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 2013–2014 | crash | 14,934 |
| 12V510000October 18, 2012 | seat belts | 2003–2008, 2013 | crash and injury | 1,496 |
| 10V571000November 12, 2010 | service brakes, air: supply: quick release valve | 2006–2008 | crash | 6,187 |
| 06V099000April 4, 2006 | steering: gear box: shaft sector | 2007 | crash | 2,137 |
| 05V457000October 4, 2005 | power train: axle assembly | 2006 | crash | 7 |
| 05V311000July 7, 2005 | suspension | 2005 | fire | 10 |
| 05V182000April 22, 2005 | wheels | 2006 | crash | 773 |
| 04V457000September 17, 2004 | visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 2000–2001, 2003–2004 | fire | 56,154 |
| 04V405000August 12, 2004 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2004 | crash | 4,032 |
| 04V315000July 2, 2004 | trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly | 2003–2004 | crash | 1,374 |
| 04V077000February 13, 2004 | engine and engine cooling | 2003 | crash | 2,112 |
| 02V037005August 15, 2002 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2000 | crash | 19,915 |
| 02V036000February 5, 2002 | power train: axle assembly | 2001 | crash | 215 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo VN. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted