Total Complaints
21 filings
VOLVO VNL770 · model year
1999 VOLVO VNL770
21 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1999VOLVOVNL770 carries 21 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, 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 1999 VNL770 is suspension with 4 filings, followed by service brakes, air (2) and visibility:glass, side/rear (2). 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 1999 VNL770. 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.
21
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
1 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 | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20100322CrashSTEERING
1999 VOLVO VNL770, VEHICLE WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STUCK A GUARDRAIL AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HE HAD A STEERING ISSUE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0291-89. *JB UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF UPDATED 06/09/10. *JB
20020612SUSPENSION
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
20020612POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK HAS CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS, WHICH HE BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH.*JB
20020514SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE VALVE. *JB
20020514VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE EITHER CRACKED OR BLOWN OUT. *SLC
20020426SUSPENSION
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
20020426POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES ON DEC 21, THE LOWER END OF THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HOT, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL.*JB
20020426FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL INJECTORS WENT OUT TWICE, DETROIT DIESEL PAID FOR THE INJECTORS.*JB
20020426SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE VALVE. *JB
20020426STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LED DISPLAY KEEPS BURNING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DASH WIRING HARNESS. *SLC. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAB HAS TO BE ALIGNED EVERY 20,000, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WERE MANUFACTURED WITH RUSTY PARTS, ALL THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BULB THAT HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABS PROBLEM, ALSO THE TANKS WERE MOVED BACK TO DUE THE FRONT END WEIGHT PROBLEM.*JB
20020426ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LED DISPLAY KEEPS BURNING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DASH WIRING HARNESS. *SLC. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAB HAS TO BE ALIGNED EVERY 20,000, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WERE MANUFACTURED WITH RUSTY PARTS, ALL THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BULB THAT HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABS PROBLEM, ALSO THE TANKS WERE MOVED BACK TO DUE THE FRONT END WEIGHT PROBLEM.*JB
20020426ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LED DISPLAY KEEPS BURNING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DASH WIRING HARNESS. *SLC. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAB HAS TO BE ALIGNED EVERY 20,000, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WERE MANUFACTURED WITH RUSTY PARTS, ALL THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BULB THAT HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABS PROBLEM, ALSO THE TANKS WERE MOVED BACK TO DUE THE FRONT END WEIGHT PROBLEM.*JB
20020426SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LED DISPLAY KEEPS BURNING OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DASH WIRING HARNESS. *SLC. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE CAB HAS TO BE ALIGNED EVERY 20,000, THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WERE MANUFACTURED WITH RUSTY PARTS, ALL THE SHOCKS WERE REPLACED, THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BULB THAT HAD BURNED OUT AND ALSO A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ABS PROBLEM, ALSO THE TANKS WERE MOVED BACK TO DUE THE FRONT END WEIGHT PROBLEM.*JB
20020426SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE U-BOLTS. *SLC
20020426VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE EITHER CRACKED OR BLOWN OUT. *SLC
20010731STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER STATES UNABLE TO SCALE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING OVERWEIGHT.*JB
20010731SEATS
CONSUMER STATES HE HAS NATIONAL SEATS THAT ADJUST TO WEIGHT WHEN YOU SIT IN THEM, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BLEW A VALVE AND THE SEAT WOULD NOT COME BACK UP, SEAT HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST FIFTEEN MONTHS, CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT WAS FIXED TO WHERE IT WOULD GO UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER FEELS THAT SEATS SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE STRAIGHT FIX WAS UP TO MANUFACTURER.*JB
20010731INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER STATES DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT WITHIN TWO TO THREE MONTHS, AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE ENTIRE SET OF GAUGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL THEN GO OUT AT ONCE, CONSUMER STATES IF HE HITS THE DASHBOARD THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON.*JB
20010731SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
CONSUMER STATES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY ANSWERS, WHICH ALSO HAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, ALSO THE ENTIRE CAB AND SLEEPER IS SET OFF TO THE RIGHT ALMOST 1/2 INCH WHICH HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES DEALER REPLACED THE TWO CENTER SHOCKS ON BACK OF SLEEPER.*JB
20010731TIRES
CONSUMER STATES HE HAS REPLACED FOUR SETS OF TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. (MICHELIN 275/80R 24.5 XZA2), COULD ALSO BE RELATED TO SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *JB
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1999 VOLVO VNL770 have?▼
The 1999 VOLVO VNL770 has 21 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1999 VOLVO VNL770?▼
The most-complained component for the 1999 VOLVO VNL770 is SUSPENSION with 4 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SERVICE BRAKES, AIR and VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR.
Is the 1999 VOLVO VNL770 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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