# Volvo VNR Used Price & Common Problems | Big Rig Risk

> Used Volvo VNR buying guide: documented failure risks and market prices.

**Verdict:** insufficient-data

Documented failure points and real market prices for the Volvo VNR, sourced and dated.

**Observed used price:** $29,995–$49,999

**Documented failure risks:**
- injector cups (D13): Injector cups sealing fuel from the coolant jacket can fail, and fleets typically perform cup jobs around 500,000 miles.
- aftertreatment / SCR derate (D13): D13 SCR inducement can escalate to a hard, unrecoverable 5 MPH derate with no override.
- turbo compound gear (D13): Volvo Service Campaign S4532 covers engines built Feb-Oct with incorrect turbo compound idler gear preload, failing in under 30,000 miles.
- camshaft (D13): Practitioner forum report of D13 camshaft ticking noise developing at low mileage, requiring cam replacement.

## Sources
- [cherishyourcar.com (failure evidence)](https://www.cherishyourcar.com/volvo-d13-engine-problems/) (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [thetruckersreport.com (failure evidence)](https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/volvo-d13-issues.128680/) (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [soarr.com dealer inventory (9 listings observed 2026-09-05)](https://www.soarr.com/for-sale/trucks/0/Volvo/VNR/all-for-sale) (accessed 2026-09-05)
- [NHTSA recall 23V689000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC))](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsacampaignnumber=23V689000) — "Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2024 Volvo VNL and VNR trucks.  A software programming error may cause the electronic stability control (ESC) to be inoperative." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [NHTSA recall 23V280000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FLUID/COOLANT)](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsacampaignnumber=23V280000) — "Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2020-2024 VNR Electric vehicles.  The coolant line in the high voltage battery pack may not be fully seated and locked, which can result in the loss of coolant and an electrical short circuit." (accessed 2026-09-11)

_Last verified 2026-09-11. Source: Big Rig Risk — https://bigrigrisk.com/trucks/volvo-vnr/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._