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Volvo WAH recalls, complaints and VIN decoding

NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns and 2 owner complaints for the Volvo WAH, covering model years 1995 to 2000. The 1999 and 2000 model years drew the most complaints (1 each), and Power Train is the component owners name most often.

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint flat files, updated September 25, 2026.

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  • 10 recall campaigns on file
  • 2 owner complaints (unverified reports to NHTSA)
  • 6 model years with data (1995–2000)
  • most complaints: 1999, 2000 (1 for that model year)
  • top component: Power Train (1 complaint)
  • latest recall 02V037005 (reported Aug 15, 2002)
  • 0 complaints reporting a crash (0.0%)
  • 0 complaints reporting a fire (0.0%)
  • 0 complaints reporting an injury (0.0%)
  • 0 complaints reporting a death (0.0%)

Volvo WAH complaints by model year

2 model years · NHTSA complaints

The 1999 and 2000 model years share the highest count, 1 complaints each.

Volvo WAH complaints by model year, with complaints reporting a crash, fire, injury or death
Volvo WAH complaints by model year, with complaints reporting a crash, fire, injury or death
Model yearComplaintsReporting a crashReporting a fireReporting an injuryReporting a death
199910000
200010000
All model years20000

Crash, fire, injury and death columns count complaints that report at least one of them, not people.

Most-reported Volvo WAH components

top 3 · NHTSA categories

Power Train is the component named most often, in 1 complaint (50.0% of all 2), followed by Service Brakes, Air (1) and Suspension (1).

Components named most often in Volvo WAH complaints (top 3)
Components named most often in Volvo WAH complaints (top 3)
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints
Power Train150.0%
Service Brakes, Air150.0%
Suspension150.0%

One complaint can name several components, so the shares add up to more than 100%. Component names are NHTSA’s top-level categories.

What NHTSA owner complaints mean

These figures count complaints that vehicle owners and other members of the public have submitted to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. NHTSA uses complaints, together with other data, to spot safety issues that may warrant an investigation and to check whether existing recalls go far enough.

  • They are reports, not findings. Each complaint is the submitter's own account. Its presence in the database does not mean NHTSA has confirmed a defect.
  • Counts are not defect rates. The data doesn't say how many vehicles were sold, so a raw count can't tell you what share of vehicles had a problem.
  • Popular models collect more complaints. A model sold in large numbers will usually gather more complaints than a rare one, simply because more people own it.
  • One complaint can name several components. Totals by component can therefore add up to more than the number of complaints.
  • Coverage starts in 1995. NHTSA's complaint file contains complaints received since January 1, 1995.

Use complaint patterns as a prompt for questions: whether a recall covers the issue, whether the vehicle you are considering has had the fix, and what a mechanic finds on inspection. For confirmed safety defects, see the recall list for this model.

Volvo WAH recalls

10 campaigns · newest first

Every vehicle recall campaign NHTSA lists under the model name WAH, newest first. The 10 campaigns cover model years 1995 to 2000. The 1997 model year appears in the most campaigns (5).

  • 10 recall campaigns
Volvo WAH recall campaigns covering each model year
1995: 3 campaigns1996: 1 campaign1997: 5 campaigns1998: 4 campaigns1999: 4 campaigns2000: 2 campaigns
Highlighted: the model year with the most campaigns.

  1. NHTSA campaign 02V037005

    Reported

    Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly

    Model years 1999–2000

    On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with TRW model 20EDL ball sockets, the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.

    Consequence:
    If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the ball socket assemblies. This campaign supersedes NHTSA campaign nos. 01V-139.001 and 02V-037.002. Owner notification began July 25, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  2. NHTSA campaign 01V044013

    Reported

    Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly

    Model year 1999

    Vehicle description: heavy duty, class 8, trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies containing 24-DL model ball sockets and manufactured by TRW. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.

    Consequence:
    If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began during May 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Volvo trucks at 1-800-528-6586.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  3. NHTSA campaign 00V232003

    Reported

    Service Brakes, Air › Antilock

    Model years 1997–2000

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030R electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.

    Consequence:
    This condition could cause the ABS ECU to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. This could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  4. NHTSA campaign 00V002002

    Reported

    Parking Brake

    Model years 1997–1998

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with haldex manifold dash valves (MDV) used in tractor and trailer parking brakes. These valves do not meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 121, "air brake systems." A loss of the isolation of the two brake system circuits can result in the loss of service brakes when there is another failure of one of the two brake circuits.

    Consequence:
    The loss of service brakes can occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the suspect valves.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  5. NHTSA campaign 99V274000

    Reported

    Trailer Hitches

    Model year 1999

    Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks. The antilock brake system (ABS) wire in the trailer cable junction box at the end of the frame may not contain power for the trailer ABS as required by FMVSS No. 121, "air brake systems."

    Consequence:
    Under a heavy brake application (lock up), a non-functioning trailer ABS could allow the trailer to skid, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will install the electrical circuit required to activate the center pin of the trailer cable circuit.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  6. NHTSA campaign 98V255000

    Reported

    Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension › Lines and Fittings

    Model years 1995–1998

    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks. The air suspension control valve supply line was not plumbed through an air pressure protection valve. In the event of a failure, there would be loss of air pressure in the 'b' system air reservoir that supplies air pressure for the front steer axle brakes.

    Consequence:
    This condition would result in increased stopping distances.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will install the necessary air pressure protection valve.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  7. NHTSA campaign 98V120001

    Reported

    Wheels › Rim

    Model years 1997–1998

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5X8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.

    Consequence:
    This condition can cause failure of these wheels.
    Remedy:
    Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  8. NHTSA campaign 97V212000

    Reported

    Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing

    Model year 1997

    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks. The steer axle wheel bearing jam nut lock washer may not have been bent over the jam nut after the wheel bearings were adjusted.

    Consequence:
    If this condition exists, the jam nut and wheel bearing adjusting nut can back off the spindle allowing the wheel and the brake drum assembly to separate from the vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will inspect the steering axle wheel bearing jam nut lock washer to determine if it is bent over the jam nut, and if not, repair as required.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  9. NHTSA campaign 96V032000

    Reported

    Suspension › Rear › Springs › Air Suspension System

    Model year 1995

    The rear suspension axle retention plate can break under normal use, affecting axle alignment.

    Consequence:
    This condition could result in loss of rear axle stability affecting vehicle directional control and increasing the potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will remove and replace the axle retention clip plates on affected vehicles.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

  10. NHTSA campaign 95V218000

    Reported

    Service Brakes, Air › Controls, Pedals and Linkages

    Model year 1995

    Undercoating applied to the inside of the cab shell squeezed out during assembly onto the brake pedal plunger.

    Consequence:
    Undercoating on the plunger may cause the plunger to stick resulting in increased brake pedal effort and/or slow release of the brakes increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will clean the undercoating from the brake pedal plunger assembly, lubricate and reinstall the brake pedal plunger assembly.

    Filed by Volvo Trucks North America

Recall text is shown as NHTSA publishes it; older campaigns, which NHTSA stores in capital letters, are shown in sentence case. NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Hotline, 1-888-327-4236, also answers recall questions.

How to read this recall list

This list shows every safety recall campaign NHTSA has on file for this make, model and model year. It is not specific to one vehicle: a recall often covers only vehicles built in a certain date range or with a certain part, and many of the vehicles it covers will already have been repaired.

What each recall field means
What each recall field means
FieldWhat it tells you
Campaign numberNHTSA's unique ID for the recall, such as 20V771000. Quote it to a dealer or when searching NHTSA's site.
ComponentThe system or part involved, for example air bags, brakes or electrical software.
SummaryWhat the defect or non-compliance is and which vehicles are covered.
ConsequenceThe safety risk if the problem isn't fixed.
RemedyWhat the manufacturer will do, such as a repair, replacement or software update, and whether it is free.
  • Some recalls carry an NHTSA consumer advisory, “Do Not Drive” or “Park Outside”. Follow it until the repair is done.
  • A single campaign often covers several models or model years, so the same campaign number can appear in more than one list.
  • Recalls are shown as NHTSA publishes them. Very recent campaigns may take time to appear.

Does your vehicle have an open recall? Only a VIN check can tell you. Enter the VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup (opens in a new tab) or on the manufacturer's website. Our VIN recall check guide explains what each option covers.

Volvo WAH questions

5 questions

How many recalls does the Volvo WAH have?

NHTSA lists 10 vehicle recall campaigns for the Volvo WAH, covering model years 1995 to 2000. The most recent, 02V037005, was reported on August 15, 2002 and is filed under “Steering”. The 1997 model year is covered by the most campaigns (5).

Which Volvo WAH model year has the most complaints?

The 1999 and 2000 model years tie, with 1 complaints each out of 2. Complaint counts also reflect how many vehicles of each year were sold and how long they have been on the road, so they are not a reliability ranking.

What is the most common Volvo WAH complaint?

Power Train is the component named most often: 1 complaint, or 50.0% of all 2. Service Brakes, Air (1) and Suspension (1) follow. Complaints are unverified reports from owners, not confirmed defects, and one complaint can name several components.

Does every recall on this page apply to my Volvo WAH?

Not necessarily. Each campaign lists specific model years, and many cover only vehicles built in a certain period or fitted with a certain part; repairs already carried out aren’t shown. To see whether a recall is open on your vehicle, enter its VIN at NHTSA’s recall lookup (opens in a new tab) or ask a Volvo dealer.

How many Volvo WAH complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death?

Of the 2 complaints, 0 report a crash, 0 a fire, 0 at least one injury and 0 at least one death. These figures count complaints, not people, and each complaint is the submitter’s own unverified account.

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The Volvo models with the most NHTSA complaints, and the Volvo VIN decoder with every Volvo model page, WMI code and VIN note.

  • Volvo XC90 2003–2025 · 35 recalls · 1,521 complaints
  • Volvo S60 2000–2025 · 40 recalls · 1,264 complaints
  • Volvo S80 1999–2016 · 27 recalls · 954 complaints
  • Volvo V70 1996–2016 · 22 recalls · 933 complaints
  • Volvo XC60 2009–2025 · 36 recalls · 647 complaints
  • Volvo S70 1995–2002 · 6 recalls · 593 complaints
  • Volvo S40 2000–2011 · 12 recalls · 491 complaints
  • Volvo XC70 2001–2016 · 19 recalls · 417 complaints

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Data: NHTSA recalls and complaints flat files, updated September 25, 2026. Recall campaigns are vehicle (V) campaigns listed for this model name; complaints are counted once per NHTSA ODI number and model year.