2005 Volvo VNL Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 350,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Volvo VNL, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 350,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2005 Volvo VNL. The contact stated that in warmer weather conditions the engine would stall without any prior warnings. As a consequence his risk for vehicle crash is increased. It would take approximately thirty minutes to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer in which the technician did not identify the cause of the failure. 10/26/09. The power steering was inoperative. Updated 10/26/09”
NHTSA complaint #10282085, filed 2009-08, 350,000 milesRelated recalls
- 06V021000Jan 26, 2006On certain trucks equipped with d12d engines, the exhaust gas recirculation (egr) cooler inlet pipes or the pipes that connect the egr valves to the cooler…Covers: Volvo VNL 2003–2006, VHD 2003–2006, VNM 2003–2006
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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