AI DamageVolvo Heavy Truck reliability: problems, complaints, recalls
Summary for the Volvo Heavy Truck across 4 model years: 5 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Service brakes 40% of all complaints
- 2 Engine and cooling 20% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 20% of all complaints
- 4 Suspension 20% of all complaints
- 5 Tires 20% of all complaints
- Service brakes: 2 complaints (40% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (20% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (20% of all).
- Suspension: 1 complaints (20% of all).
- Tires: 1 complaints (20% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 5 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Unit 2 left front tire blew out and unit 1 and 2 collided. Unit 1 started to jackknife forcing both units off the right side of the road. Unit 2 drove into the ditch and overturned onto the left side. Unit 1 struck the ditch and spun around and overturned onto the right side.
Now I'm getting tickets from dot for doing so and solving the problem the right way. Mention above volvo part number is 8073380. This is a serious design issue involving all volvo trucks 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 if not more.
1998, volvo, commercial tractor service, brake pedal right on the floor and hard to reach.
Food lion driver states that brakes freeze up in cold, and the they think that it has to do with the foot valve being too small to handle the air of the other valves.
There is a problem with the front end alignment. Contacted dealer.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.