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1999 Volvo VNL770

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4.5

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Suspension
4Power Train
2Steering
2Electrical System
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1
All reported categories
Interior Lighting
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Air
1Structure
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Suspension. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. 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.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Power Train complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 30, 2002
Power TrainSuspension

CONSUMER STATES TRUCK IS HAVING TIRE WEAR, ALIGNMENT, AND U-BOLT PROBLEMS, TIRE CUPPING IS A PROBLEM WHICH REDUCES THE WEAR AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS USUALLY THE SIDE THAT LOSES ALIGNMENT, THERE IS A SMALL VIBRATION IN THE REAR END OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE U-BOLTS WERE UNDERSIZED AND WERE REPLACED WITH LARGER BOLTS, ALSO THE …

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CONSUMER STATES TRUCK IS HAVING TIRE WEAR, ALIGNMENT, AND U-BOLT PROBLEMS, TIRE CUPPING IS A PROBLEM WHICH REDUCES THE WEAR AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS USUALLY THE SIDE THAT LOSES ALIGNMENT, THERE IS A SMALL VIBRATION IN THE REAR END OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE U-BOLTS WERE UNDERSIZED AND WERE REPLACED WITH LARGER BOLTS, ALSO THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALSO THERE IS AN AIR LEAK EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND NO ON CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

NHTSA ODI #565356

Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2001
Fuel System, GasolinePower TrainService Brakes, Air

CONSUMER STATES TIRES BEGAN TO SHOW WEAR AT 53,00O MILES, THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AT 10,000 AND THAT IS WHEN NEW SHOCKS WERE PUT ON THE TRUCK AND ALSO AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB

NHTSA ODI #565060

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

2

EA04016 · Steering Binding

Opened Jun 24, 2004 · Closed Mar 31, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:column

ODI'S INVESTIGATIONCONCLUDED THAT THE LEGS THAT RETAIN THE TURN SIGNAL CANCELING RING (TSCR), PART NUMBER 1607363, TO THE STEERING WHEEL INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 1998 - 1999 VN AND VHD SERIES VTNA (VOLVO TRUCK NORTH AMERICA) VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BREAKING.WHEN THE RETENTION LEGS BREAK, THE SEPARATED PIECES OF THE TSCR TYPICALLYREPOSE IN THE HOST CAVITY IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB WHERE THEY WERE DEPOSITED.ODIFOUND THAT BROKEN PIECES OF THE TSCR EITHER (1) MIGRATED FROM THEIR HOST CAVITY AND DROPPED COMPLETELY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY OR (2) LODGED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL PROXIMATE TO THE TSCR.ODI SIMULATED VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND POSITIONS THAT A SEPARATED PIECE OF THE TSCR MIGHT BECOME LODGED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BUT NONE OF THESE SIMULATIONS GENERATED ANY APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT.

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Steering:column

ODI'S INVESTIGATIONCONCLUDED THAT THE LEGS THAT RETAIN THE TURN SIGNAL CANCELING RING (TSCR), PART NUMBER 1607363, TO THE STEERING WHEEL INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 1998 - 1999 VN AND VHD SERIES VTNA (VOLVO TRUCK NORTH AMERICA) VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BREAKING.WHEN THE RETENTION LEGS BREAK, THE SEPARATED PIECES OF THE TSCR TYPICALLYREPOSE IN THE HOST CAVITY IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB WHERE THEY WERE DEPOSITED.ODIFOUND THAT BROKEN PIECES OF THE TSCR EITHER (1) MIGRATED FROM THEIR HOST CAVITY AND DROPPED COMPLETELY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY OR (2) LODGED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL PROXIMATE TO THE TSCR.ODI SIMULATED VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND POSITIONS THAT A SEPARATED PIECE OF THE TSCR MIGHT BECOME LODGED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BUT NONE OF THESE SIMULATIONS GENERATED ANY APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT.

Steering

ODI'S INVESTIGATIONCONCLUDED THAT THE LEGS THAT RETAIN THE TURN SIGNAL CANCELING RING (TSCR), PART NUMBER 1607363, TO THE STEERING WHEEL INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 1998 - 1999 VN AND VHD SERIES VTNA (VOLVO TRUCK NORTH AMERICA) VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO CRACKING AND BREAKING.WHEN THE RETENTION LEGS BREAK, THE SEPARATED PIECES OF THE TSCR TYPICALLYREPOSE IN THE HOST CAVITY IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB WHERE THEY WERE DEPOSITED.ODIFOUND THAT BROKEN PIECES OF THE TSCR EITHER (1) MIGRATED FROM THEIR HOST CAVITY AND DROPPED COMPLETELY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY OR (2) LODGED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL PROXIMATE TO THE TSCR.ODI SIMULATED VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND POSITIONS THAT A SEPARATED PIECE OF THE TSCR MIGHT BECOME LODGED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BUT NONE OF THESE SIMULATIONS GENERATED ANY APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT.

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.