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Volvo VT Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Volvo VT, across 3 model years from 2006 to 2012. The 2007 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
3

2006–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2007

9 recalls

Owner complaints
3

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo VT across 3 model years; the most, 1, concern the 2012.

Across all Volvo VT model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 1 complaint), then the visibility (1).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo VT in 2008: 1, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volvo VT is power train: clutch assembly, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Volvo VT recall, 13V268000, was reported on June 26, 2013 and concerns the power train: clutch assembly.

Volvo VT years to avoid

Too few Volvo VT 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volvo VT, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2012111not ranked
2007911not ranked
2006111not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo VT years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volvo VT

  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
  • STEERING1
  • STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR1
  • TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL1

Volvo VT model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volvo VT recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volvo VT, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
13V268000June 26, 2013power train: clutch assembly2007, 2012crash23,056
10V571000November 12, 2010service brakes, air: supply: quick release valve2007crash6,187
09V173000May 21, 2009visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2006–2007fire127,764
07V573000December 14, 2007electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2007fire104,845
07V496000October 23, 2007trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly2007crash6,519
07V345000August 7, 2007fuel system, diesel2007fire677
07V323000July 24, 2007steering2007crash9,102
06V385000October 11, 2006power train: driveline2007—3,842
06V099000April 4, 2006steering: gear box: shaft sector2007crash2,137

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo VT. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: March 21, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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