NHTSA vehicle safety data

2006 Volvo VH Recalls & Complaints

The 2006 Volvo VH has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Volvo dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Volvo VH. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2006 Volvo VH owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Volvo VH, describing incidents dated August 1, 2007 to March 8, 2008.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 1 complaint
Service Brakes 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10222352 · Filed March 26, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO VH. WHEN A TRAILER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WEIGHED DOWN THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO TOUCH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSED A HOLE IN THE SERVICE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED NO…
ODI #10212943 · Filed December 27, 2007
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 VOLVO XC90 IN OCTOBER 2006. EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS I STOPPED FOR SOME GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT UP WITHOUT PERFORMING ANY WORK SO I PICKED IT UP. ONE TO TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN…

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ALUMINUM WHEELS/ACCURIDE

NHTSA #05V182000 · Wheels · NHTSA notice

Reported April 22, 2005 · VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Potentially affected: 773 vehicles

Volvo campaign RVXX0502 · Owners notified June 30, 2005 · Vehicles built February 21, 2005 – March 23, 2005 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.

Safety consequence

THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2005 OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

Notes

VOLVO TRUCKS RECALL NO. RVXX0502. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2006 Volvo VH. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 Volvo VH.

Service Brakes, Air

ODI #10222352

Incident: March 8, 2008 · Filed: March 26, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO VH. WHEN A TRAILER WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WEIGHED DOWN THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO TOUCH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE DRIVESHAFT CAUSED A HOLE IN THE SERVICE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. THE PURCHASE DATE, VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 274,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

Electrical System

ODI #10212943

Incident: August 1, 2007 · Filed: December 27, 2007

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 VOLVO XC90 IN OCTOBER 2006. EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS I STOPPED FOR SOME GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO START IT RIGHT UP WITHOUT PERFORMING ANY WORK SO I PICKED IT UP. ONE TO TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN. VOLVO SERVICE HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. I WENT TO PICK IT UP AND IT WOULDN'T START THERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I LEFT IT AGAIN. I HAD A LOANER FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK OR SO AND THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE RAN WELL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND ON DECEMBER 23RD WHILE OUT AT THE MALL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE TOWMAN CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE LOCATION WHICH WAS CLOSED. TODAY IS DECEMBER 27TH AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A DISHEARTENING EXPERIENCE TO SPEND CLOSE TO $40,000 AND HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

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