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Volvo VN610 suspension problems

91 of the 261 complaints filed about the Volvo VN610 are about the suspension — 35% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1998.

91

Complaints

35%

Share of all complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

Suspension complaints by model year

1997 VN610 1 1.1%
1998 VN610 42 46.2%

Median failure at 269,000 miles

1999 VN610 40 44.0%
2000 VN610 8 8.8%

What owners said

1998 Volvo VN610 at 428,000 miles Oley, PA Crash

SUSPENSION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO VN610. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRAG LINK FELL APART. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 430,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 428,000. UPDATED 10/16/07

NHTSA complaint #10199493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 Murray, KY

SUSPENSION

POOR TIRE TREAD WEAR - TREAD FAILS AFTER 60000 MILES. WHEEL ALIGNMENT GOOD, PERHAPS SPRINGS TOO WEAK. STEER AXLE APPEARS HEAVY - BOBTAIL WEIGHT 12,180 LBS. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS N-14 ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10007133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Victor, WV

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES WERE PULLED OFF AT 70,000 MILES DUE TO PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.

NHTSA complaint #565932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Kingsville, MO

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING TIRES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #565370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Sunnyvale, CA

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVER WEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE, FORCING CONSUMER TO TRAVEL WITH LESS THAN HALF OF FUEL CAPACITY. TRUCK WEIGHS AROUND 12,000 WHEM EMPTY OR NO LOAD. WITH FULL FUEL, CAN REACH 12,500 TO 13,000. STEER TIRES VIBRATE AND START TO DETERIORATE AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #565931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Raymond, OH

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH U-BOLTS AND REAR SUSPENSION LEVELING VALVE.

NHTSA complaint #565933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 Gering, NE

SUSPENSION

THE STEERING TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED. THE STEER AXLE TIRES WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #565924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 NEW London, OH

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE U-BOLTS 3 TIMES AND HAD TO HAVE WHEELS ALIGNED IN THE REAR BECAUSE OF THE U-BOLTS THROWING IT OUT OF PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #565927 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Agassiz, CD

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAGS DROPPED.

NHTSA complaint #565361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Volvo VN610 Adair, OK

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR.

NHTSA complaint #565360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Volvo VN610 EL Paso, IL

SUSPENSION

THE TRUCK SHAKES AND MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN STOPPING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED AND THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER VOLVO WILL NOT UPGRADE TO A HEAVY DUTY SPRING.

NHTSA complaint #565667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 Clinton, PA

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER STATES TRUCK IS HAVING U-BOLT PROBLEMS.*JB

NHTSA complaint #565095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 Seville, OH

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF HIS VEHICLE HAVING A HEAVY FRONT AXLE. VOLVO SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #565898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 THE Dalles, OR

SUSPENSION

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME TIRE CUPPING DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #565649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Kilgore, TX

SUSPENSION

THE FRONT END IS HEAVY.

NHTSA complaint #565633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Volvo VN610 Harrod, OH

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE STEER TIRE WEAR. HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END AND IS ON 2ND SET OF TIRES. THEY ARE WEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUSHINGS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #565637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Kingsville, MO

SUSPENSION

THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE STEERING AXLE WAS FOUND TO BE A DIFFERENT BRAND AND WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #565631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Erie, MI

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER REPLACED U-BOLT, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR AND FRONT SUSPENSION, FRONT STRUT/SHOCK AND TIRE/WHEEL.

NHTSA complaint #565075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 Mesquite, TX

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING STEER TIRE WEAR, WITH HEAVY LOAD THE TIRE LIFE WAS 38,000 MILES AND WITH LIGHT LOAD IT IS ABOUT 90,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #565023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Volvo VN610 at 110,000 miles Trion, GA

SUSPENSION

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. *JG OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE, MULTIPLE RE-ALIGNMENTS, THE U-BOLT POPS IN THE FRONT AND HAD BROKEN IN THE REAR, AND THE STEER TIRE IS WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #565156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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