NHTSA vehicle safety data

2001 Volvo VNL64T Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 Volvo VNL64T right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 3 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2001 Volvo VNL64T.

2001 Volvo VNL64T owner complaints

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Volvo VNL64T, describing incidents dated November 17, 2000 to September 14, 2006.

Most-cited components

Engine 1 complaint
Steering 1 complaint
Suspension 1 complaint

Of the 3 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash and 1 a fire (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10171581 · Filed October 23, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH ON A DRY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES TO THE LEFT, AND THERE WAS NO REACTION FROM THE STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE COLLIDED…
ODI #565047 · Filed August 15, 2001
WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED A BAD THUMP IN THE FRONT END, CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS DUE TO BAD STEER TIRES, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND HAD ALL 3 AXLES ALIGNED, HOWEVER TIRES STILL WEAR FAST AND FRONT END STILL THUMPS SLIGHTLY. *SLC
ODI #561304 · Filed May 22, 2001
CONSUMER WAS IN HIS HOME WHEN THE SMOKE DECTECTOR WENT OFF, CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED, FIRE ORIGINATED FROM VEHICLE AND SPREAD THROUGH CONSUMER'S HOME, BOTH THE VEHICLE AND HOME WERE DESTROYED. *JB

Read all 3 complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2001 Volvo VNL64T right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2001 Volvo VNL64T. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

3 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 Volvo VNL64T.

Steering

ODI #10171581

Crash

Incident: September 14, 2006 · Filed: October 23, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH ON A DRY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES TO THE LEFT, AND THERE WAS NO REACTION FROM THE STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER TRUCK, AND CROSSED INTO A GRASS MEDIAN WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD DRAG LINKS HAD DETACHED FROM THE BALL JOINT. THE BOLT REMAINED INTACT, BUT THE PRESSURE BUSHING SEPARATED.

Suspension

ODI #565047

Filed: August 15, 2001

WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED A BAD THUMP IN THE FRONT END, CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS DUE TO BAD STEER TIRES, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND HAD ALL 3 AXLES ALIGNED, HOWEVER TIRES STILL WEAR FAST AND FRONT END STILL THUMPS SLIGHTLY. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #561304

Fire

Incident: November 17, 2000 · Filed: May 22, 2001

CONSUMER WAS IN HIS HOME WHEN THE SMOKE DECTECTOR WENT OFF, CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED, FIRE ORIGINATED FROM VEHICLE AND SPREAD THROUGH CONSUMER'S HOME, BOTH THE VEHICLE AND HOME WERE DESTROYED. *JB

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