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1998 Volvo VN610 electrical system problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1998 Volvo VN61020% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Electrical System complaints
20%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Consumer states the lcd graphics display was showing trip miles, mpg, voltmeter, at 98,000 the manufacturer replaced the entire instrument cluster, however at 240,000 consumer had to replace the instrument cluster himself and the manufacturer is offering no solutions.*jb

    filed Jun 17, 2002

  • Consumer experiencing wiring harness problem under the dash, also the dash wires shorted out which caused the dash lights to go out.*yh *dt

    filed May 8, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other VN610 years

YearReportsShare
1999 VN610629%
VN610 electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.