2000 Volvo 660 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Volvo 660. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
2
1fires
STEERING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
1
Total complaints25

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Consumer heard a noise. Transmission went out dueto transmission cooling unit hose busting. Contacted dealer. *ak”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES · reported 2002-08-18

“Consumer states that the alternator is not getting enough volts causing vehicle to stall. Nlm”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR · reported 1999-11-05

“Wiring harness in the control panel in sleeper berth shorted resulting in vehicle fire. Volvo fired their own investigator who claimed problem came from control panel. *mjs”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH · reported 1999-08-13

“Vehicle keeps cutting off at any speed, consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced dashboard/ engine head, but problem still occurs.*ak *jb”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1999-07-30

“When fully fueled vehicle exceeds 12700 on the front steer axle, dealer added equipment which made made the vehicle overweight on the front axle.”

STRUCTURE

“While driving right side steer tire came off vehicle. Dealer contacted. *ak”

STEERING

“Consumer stated the transmission was stuck in low range, and failed at 210,000.*yd”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

“Consumer states there is an electrical problem all through out the cab, there is also a problem with the wiring harness under the dash.*jb”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Defect investigations

Investigation EA02021 Opened 2002-09-06 · closed 2003-11-06

FRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS LOOSEN OR BREAK

ODI'SINVESTIGATION DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT LOOSE OR BROKENFRONT SUSPENSION U-BOLTS HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO ANY CRASHES OR NEAR MISS EVENTS.SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSISREPORT FOR FULL TECHNICAL DETAILS.* 1996/1997 BUILT VEHICLES ARE DESIGNATED BY VOLVO AS 1998 MODEL YEAR.

Investigation PE01040 Opened 2001-12-03 · closed 2002-03-26

SLEEPER BERTH FIRES

Investigation PE01041 Opened 2001-12-03 · closed 2002-06-14

STEERING GEARBOX OR U-JOINT

Investigation PE01042 Opened 2001-12-03 · closed 2002-09-06

STEERING AXLE U-BOLT

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Volvo 660 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.