1999 Volvo 770 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Volvo 770. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 110 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
24
3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
5
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
5
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
4
STEERING
4
TIRES
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
Total complaints110

What owners report

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

“1999 volvo 770, entering the ohio turnpike, the right side storage compartment door opened as unit 1 was moving forward and struck the toll booth causing damage. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0451-91)*jb”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 2010-08-02

“While driving vehicle u bolt felloff. Consumer did not notice this until a week after when he was having oil changed in vehicle.*ak”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE · reported 2002-04-15

“Consumer states that the steering locked up while driving. The dealer has determined the universal joint that allows the steering column to pivot failed. Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · reported 2002-04-10

“While driving, the sleeper berth moon roof window shattered without warning, the window was closed at the times of failure.*jb”

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR · reported 2002-04-08

“Consumer states that the steering locked up while driving. The dealer has determined the universal joint that allows the steering column to pivot failed. Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · reported 2002-02-15

“The conusmer states that the steering locked up while driving. The dealer has determined that the universal joint that allows the steering column to pivot failed. Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · reported 2002-02-15

“The consumer states that the steering locked up while driving. The dealer has determined that the universal joint that allows the steering column to pivot failed. Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · reported 2002-02-15

“Steering locked up while driving, dealer determined the universal joint that allows the steering column to pivot failed. Nlm”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · reported 2002-02-01

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 1999 Volvo 770 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.