1999 Volvo Vn770 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Volvo Vn770. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 65 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
7
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
3
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
3
TIRES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
Total complaints65

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Excessive tire tread wear on front tire, wheel bearings loosen, 7 alternators failed, transmission failed, gear box failed, been in shop 3 weeks, seems something fails after each time in shop. Believes very poor quality regarding dealer shop performance. *nlm”

SUSPENSION · reported 2003-01-09

“Excessive tire tread wear on front tire, wheel bearings loosen, 7 alternators failed, transmission failed, gear box failed, been in shop 3 weeks, seems something fails after each time in shop. Believes very poor quality regarding dealer shop performance. *nlm”

TIRES · reported 2003-01-09

“Excessive tire tread wear on front tire, wheel bearings loosen, 7 alternators failed, transmission failed, gear box failed, been in shop 3 weeks, seems something fails after each time in shop. Believes very poor quality regarding dealer shop performance. *nlm”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION · reported 2003-01-09

“Excessive tire tread wear on front tire, wheel bearings loosen, 7 alternators failed, transmission failed, gear box failed, been in shop 3 weeks, seems something fails after each time in shop. Believes very poor quality regarding dealer shop performance. *nlm”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR · reported 2003-01-09

“Excessive tire tread wear on front tire, wheel bearings loosen, 7 alternators failed, transmission failed, gear box failed, been in shop 3 weeks, seems something fails after each time in shop. Believes very poor quality regarding dealer shop performance. *nlm”

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) · reported 2003-01-09

“When taking vehicle into dealership to change tie rod ends tire and wheel size, they never did a front end alignment. This caused new tires to wear out sooner then normal. Contacted dealer. *ak consumer states that the new tires had 80000 miles on them and wore the insides about 3 inches on both…”

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY · reported 2002-07-02

“When taking vehicle into dealership to change tie rod ends tire and wheel size, they never did a front end alignment. This caused new tires to wear out sooner then normal. Contacted dealer. *ak consumer states that the new tires had 80000 miles on them and wore the insides about 3 inches on both…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2002-07-02

“When taking vehicle into dealership to change tie rod ends tire and wheel size, they never did a front end alignment. This caused new tires to wear out sooner then normal. Contacted dealer. *ak consumer states that the new tires had 80000 miles on them and wore the insides about 3 inches on both…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH · reported 2002-07-02

Defect investigations

Investigation EA04016 Opened 2004-06-24 · closed 2005-03-31

STEERING BINDING

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…

Investigation EA04016 Opened 2004-06-24 · closed 2005-03-31

STEERING BINDING

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…

Investigation PE04014 Opened 2004-02-05 · closed 2004-06-24

STEERING BINDING

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…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Volvo Vn770 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.