IllustrationBOTH VOLVO TRUCKS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. (VIN#[XXX] AND [XXX])*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
1994 Volvo WIA64TES
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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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 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 1 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
Suspension complaints
5 reportsVEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AFTER 25000 MILES THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. VEHICLE IS ALSO HAVING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR ESPECIALLY THE LEFT SIDE, REPLACED 3 SETS IN 120000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT END PARTS AND THE SPRINGS ARE EATING INTO THE SPRING HANGER. *JG
CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THE KING PINS ON THE STEER AND ALSO HAS REPLACED THE BUSHINGS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT STAY GREASED, THERE IS A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND ON OCCASION KEEPS HAVING TO GET TIRE ALIGNED, BUT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT TIRE THAT WEARS OUT EVEN WITH ALIGNMENTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE HAS SHEARED REA…
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CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED THE KING PINS ON THE STEER AND ALSO HAS REPLACED THE BUSHINGS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT STAY GREASED, THERE IS A SLIGHT SHIMMY AND ON OCCASION KEEPS HAVING TO GET TIRE ALIGNED, BUT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT TIRE THAT WEARS OUT EVEN WITH ALIGNMENTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE HAS SHEARED REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS AND WAS TOLD BY VOLVO DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPLACEMENT ITEM, CONSUMER ALSO HAS TWO BROKEN LOWER SHOCK MOUNTS AND WAS INFORMED BY VOLVO THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPINDLES ON THE STEER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY VOLVO THAT SPINDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 500,000 MILES.*YH *SLC
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END SUSPENSION CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES AND CAUSING HOOD TO LOOSEN. MJS
FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CAUSING DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION OF TIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS (U-BOLT, SPRING HANGER, STEERING ARM, BUSHINGS). MJS
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.