My 2015 Volvo semi has been the roughest riding truck I have been in. It has front air ride suspension, and exhibits unusually heavy cab sway, and takes a lot of attention and steering input to stay in its own lane. I have complained about it numerous times to.the dealer I bought it new from, and discuss it with other Volvo dealers around the country. I am not new to Volvo. I drove 8 different ones from 2006 thru 2008 while employed at knight transportation. Since buying it brand new I have: 1. Replaced leaking cab shock on drivers side 2. Taken truck back to same shop to have ssme new shock retightened. 3. Purchased extra thick.$800.00 tempurpedic mattress to try and resolve co drivers complaint about being unable to sleep 4. Had chassis air ride height adjusted 3 diffe
2015 Volvo VNL owner complaints
5 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 1 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Listed by category, newest first within each section.
suspension 2 complaints shown
The cab suspension is affected by some type of manufacture fault, the cab is twisted 3 inchs to the left. I have seen the same complaint of other Volvo's vnl model owners. This is a safety concern and really need a attention.
other 1 complaint shown
Https://youtu.be/eu119g9vycu this new truck bought mid march 29k miles parts r coming lose dealer and Volvo giving me the run around on fixing it ?????? Can u help
steering 1 complaint shown
We have been experiencing problems with our vehicle from the beginning. We filed an earlier complaint. We have not heard anything coming from that complaint, but have been in contact with an odi investigator. When traveling down the road, our truck hit a bridge abutment and the cab bottomed out hard on the chassis and the cab swayed aggressively to the point the driver lost control. I was in the back of the vehicle when it bottomed out and felt an intense pain go from my lower back and up through my spine to my head. The truck swayed and jerked and my neck was slapped back and forth and I could feel and hear my spine snap in my neck. I had an instant and intense headache. I thought it would go away, but it did not. I saw a doctor and he diagnosed injury from that incident. I have been out
body 1 complaint shown
From receipt of this vehicle, and especially since placed into service, we have complained to Volvo about the ride of the truck. Initially, the cab would bottom out and it swayed excessively from left to right. We consulted with Volvo techs, with regards to what this might be, and were told that they had been seeing this in numerous other Volvo 780's and were unsure the cause or the cure. As time progressed, the problems became worse. It became hard to ride in the cab, as it began to bottom out at the least of road conditions. This was causing the occupants severe migraines and making it impossible to engage in team loads, as the team driver was being forced to sleep on cushions on the cab floor between the two forward seats. Not only did this produce and illegal situation, but the dri