Defect: Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 VAH and VHD trucks manufactured April 1, 2014, to August 14, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with headlights that do not meet the minimum intensity requirements, resulting in insufficient illumination of the roadway. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety (excerpt)
Consequence: Headlights that provide insufficient illumination increase the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlights, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1505. (excerpt)
Defect: Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 VAH trucks manufactured January 31, 2011, to June 25, 2015, and equipped with a sealed drag link. In the affected trucks, the draglink ball socket boot may be damaged due to the angle of the ball stud. A damaged boot may allow contaminants to enter and corrode the ball socket.
Consequence: Corrosion will accelerate wear of the ball, possibly resulting in the ball joint separating from the socket, causing loss of steering and an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the drag link with one that has an improved geometry, free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number for this recall is RVXX1503.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
1 investigations; 0 open.
AQ18005
Opened: 2018-10-22. Closed: 2023-08-04.
Discrepancies in Required CFR Reporting
On October 22, 2018, an Audit Query (AQ18-005) was opened to assess the completeness and timeliness of Volvo Group's early warning reporting, safety recalls, and communications submissions to the agency.NHTSA's investigation determined that Volvo Group failed to recall vehicles in a timely fashion and to comply with other recall and reporting requirements, including notifying owners of recalls and
Systems: COMMUNICATION.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
310 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
101
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
79
EQUIPMENT
49
POWER TRAIN
37
ENGINE
30
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
24
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
16
SUSPENSION
14
11037669
Date: 2026-09-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Overheating has been observed at the alternator power cable and ground cable connection, resulting in melted insulation around the terminal area. The alternator power cable connection should maintain a stable electrical contact without overheating or insulation damage during normal vehicle operat
11030472
Date: 2026-03-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
CBR - Z Spring Bracket Wear. Volvo Chassis
11028024
Date: 2026-01-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Date: 2025-11-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
CBR - Frame or Cab Lean
11021307
Date: 2025-07-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
CBR - A significant GPS reporting issue is affecting fleet operations, with trucks maintaining back-office communication but failing to transmit GPS location data.
11018822
Date: 2025-05-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Inactive Code P25AE00 Being Generated After A Hard Pull And A Momentary Drop In Engine Oil Pressure (Low Oil Pressure) (Possible Related Codes - SPN4811 , SPN 100 , PID 100)
11018836
Date: 2025-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Volvo Chassis - Frame Or Cab Lean
11016396
Date: 2025-03-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
CBR - Driver Display Popup Error "Door Is Open. Shift Transmission To Neutral." -Instrument Cluster Software Update
11016360
Date: 2025-03-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
CBR - 11L, 13L, And 16L Engine Oil Analysis Specifications - US10 And Newer Emissions
11014702
Date: 2025-02-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
CBR - Troubleshooting cab lean should only begin after completing a vehicle preparation procedure to ensure all components are in place and settled.
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.