Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 770 / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000023338 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Trucks North America
Model Name: 770 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In the first week of ownership, the seals in the front wheels began leaking, then about 9 months later while driving, there was a grinding noise and a bump from the front end, consumer pulled over and saw nothing, so he started up the vehicle and hit the gas, the steering was gone and consumer lost control of the vehicle which went into a ditch and ended up tipping over, consumer saw that the wheel was sheared off clean on the inside, consumer stated there was a problem with the axle weight, however volvo states this had nothing to do with the accident, consumer was injured in accident and volvo has since reposessed the vehicle, the owners address may not be correct, it was stamped over. *slc