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1999 Volvo VNL64T

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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45Owner complaints

Model-year median: 11

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Suspension
40Unknown Or Other
4Electrical System
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2Visibility
2
All reported categories
Power Train
1Service Brakes, Air
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 45 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic

THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE HAD FROZEN UP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. (JONATHON DEATON ON BEHALF OF FOOD LION INC AND DRIVER.) *JG THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VOLVO CHANGED THE DRYER IN THE LINE GOING TO THE WET TANK, AND HAS CHANGED THE RELAY VALVE GOING TO THE WHEEL CHA…

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THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE HAD FROZEN UP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. (JONATHON DEATON ON BEHALF OF FOOD LION INC AND DRIVER.) *JG THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VOLVO CHANGED THE DRYER IN THE LINE GOING TO THE WET TANK, AND HAS CHANGED THE RELAY VALVE GOING TO THE WHEEL CHAMBERS. *SCC

NHTSA ODI #565980

Mileage unknown · May 25, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspension

SERPENTINE BELT KEEPS FALLING OFF. WHEN IT COMES OFF VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN. SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO BE CHANGED 13 TIMES. *AK PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. OVER WEIGHT FRONT AXLE . LEVELING ARM FAILURE BETWEEN AXLE, FAILED 3 TIMES. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #889165

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE04014 · Steering Binding

Opened Feb 5, 2004 · Closed Jun 24, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

ODI'S PRELIMINARY EVALUATION FOCUSED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A BROKEN, BENT, DEFORMED, FRAGMENTED OR DISPLACED TURN SIGNAL CANCELING RING (TSCR), VTNA PART NUMBER 1607363, TO RESTRICT THEVEHICLE OPERATOR'S ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.THE PE IDENTIFIED THIRTEEN VTNA WARRANTY CLAIMS THAT ALLEGE THAT THE TSCR HAD FAILED AND THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING EFFORT HAD BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED.TO DATE, ODI HAS NOT FOUND ANY SAMPLES OF A FAILED TSCR AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEFINITIVELY ESTABLISH WHETHER A FAILED TSCR CAN OR CANNOT CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.ODI BELIEVES THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO CONDUCT FURTHER INVESTIGATION(EA LEVEL) TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TSCR FAILURES AND TO ASSESS THE EFFECT, IF ANY, THAT THESE TYPES OF FAILURES COULD HAVE ON VEHICLE STEERING EFFORT.