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2016 Volvo VNL

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

6 recalls for the 2016 Volvo VNL in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 25, 2018. Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

NHTSA counts 3,705 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 4, 2015 to Jul 26, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-668

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 29, 2017. Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly; steering

NHTSA counts 470 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 20, 2015 to Jun 30, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-536

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 22, 2016. Service brakes, air

NHTSA counts 5,547 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 11, 2012 to Sep 27, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-928

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 19, 2016. Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint; suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint

NHTSA counts 2,053 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 2, 2015 to Nov 6, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-095

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 17, 2016. Steering

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 18,116 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 11, 2015 to Apr 18, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-097

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 22, 2015. Parking brake: driveline: hydraulic: actuator

NHTSA counts 170 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 20, 2014 to Mar 6, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-026

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

12 complaints to NHTSA, received from Mar 15, 2016 to Jun 18, 2019.

  • 2 complaints told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2016 Volvo VNL in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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