Total Complaints
42 filings
VOLVO VNL64T · model year
2000 VOLVO VNL64T
42 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2000VOLVOVNL64T carries 42 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 VNL64T is suspension with 7 filings, followed by fuel system, gasoline (4) and engine and engine cooling (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 28 investigation files overlapping the 2000 VNL64T. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
42
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 7 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20020612SUSPENSION
THE SHOCK ABSORBER WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE SPRINGS, AIRWAY VALVE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CAB WERE STRIPPED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUCK HAS HAD REPEATED ALIGNMENTS AND FAILED. *YH
20020612INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD KEEP BLOWING OUT. *YH
20020612SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED WITH ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, THE STEER TIRES WERE WEARING BADLY AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED, AFTER ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AND THE RIGHT STEER TIRE STARTED CUPPING, THE STEER TIRES HAD TO BE SHAVED, THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ADJUSTED AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER STATES 6 ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, THE TRUCK HAS ALSO HAD 3 SETS OF SHOCKS.*JB
20020612STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE TRUCK WAS DELIVERED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CROOKED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED IT WRONG.*JB
20020529VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER STATES THE WINDOWS CRACKED/ BLEW OUT. *JG
20020514POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, THE TRUCK WOULD MAKE NOISES WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE VOLVO DEALER.*YH
20020514STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING GEAR FAILED.*YD
20020514SUSPENSION
CONSUMER HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VOLVO CERTIFIED ALIGNMENT MECHANICS THAT THE FRONT END CAN NOT BE ALIGNED BECAUSE OF BEARINGS PLAY. *YH
20020514SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING A STEER TIRE WEAR. *YH
20020514ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE STILL HAD BAD BLOW BY AND STALLS. *YD
20020514ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL, CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR THE INJECTORS TO ARRIVE FROM DETROIT DIESEL.*YH
20020514FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL TANK WAS LOOSE AND LEAKED FUEL. *YH
20020514UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THE DASH LIQUID CYRSTAL READOUT ON DASH FADED OUT.*YD
20020508POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, THE TRUCK WOULD MAKE NOISES WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE VOLVO DEALER.*YH
20020508SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
20020508ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
20020508ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
20020508ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
20020508FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
20020508STRUCTURE
THE TRUCK HAD DIFFICULTY SCALING UNDER 12,000 ON STEER AXLE. ALSO FRONT SHOCKS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 65,000 MILES. *YH. THE DRIVE LINE VIBRATED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED, THE CAB SHIFTED ON THE MOUNT, THE MARKER FUSE LIGHT BLEW OUT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHIFTED, THERE WAS A COOLANT, FUEL AND OIL LEAK. *JB
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2000 VOLVO VNL64T have?▼
The 2000 VOLVO VNL64T has 42 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 VOLVO VNL64T?▼
The most-complained component for the 2000 VOLVO VNL64T is SUSPENSION with 7 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Is the 2000 VOLVO VNL64T safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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