Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLVO / VOLVO TRUCK / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001070933 | Incident Date: May, 12 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SUNNYVALE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Trucks North America |
| Model Name: VOLVO TRUCK | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4VG7DARZWNT | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle s constantly overweight on the front axle when fueled. this condition exists without being hooked up to a trailer. volvo trucks makes it very hard to help a small owner operator like myself. the front tire wear is not the best either. [xxx] has helped us a lot. the fuel tanks need to moved to the rear. the front springs are showing abnormal wear pattern. this was brought to the attention several times during normal warranty work. only to be told that it was normal.this vehicle was assembled with dual 150 gallons an d has all the applicable stickers meeting various safety standards. this vehicle has hard time going down the road with a full load of fuel legally. the front axle weight limit being of 12000lbs in most states with normal road tires , this is with normal 14ply tires which are standard oem supply. volvo has thought of this situation but not a [xxx] of a lot has been done to rectify the problem. the big manufacturers go after the big fleet owners knowing well that us small-fry when we get p-o after their lackluster performance will eject from their and purchase something else and take it in the shorts with the trade in. all oh this does not do anything for the safety of [xxx] public who thinks that these behemoths that he has to share the road with are dangerous. i have been owning and operating this type of equipment for 30yrs now and got a good idea about doing it (finally ?) i wish to think that something can be done to help. there is a lot of other owners of these volvos that are in the same boat. volvo isn't selling to well lately. the fix for this problem won't be cheap either. some recognition from the manufacturer would be helpful other than a new sticker on the chasis...thank you very much , sincerely [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *js *tr |