16V097000
STEERING
Separation of the steering shaft will result in complete loss of steering which may lead to a vehicle crash.
2016 VOLVO VNM
5 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2016 VOLVO VNM carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints0
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
17V536000
STEERING
If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V928000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
If the brake system becomes contaminated, braking performance could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V095000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Failure of the ball joint may cause separation of the socket and a complete loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
15V274000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there could be an increased risk of a fire.
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 VOLVO VNMs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.