I'm in a newer 2025 Volvo VNL 860. Previously I was in a 2023 Volvo VNL 760 and before that another 2023 Volvo VNL 760. In all of them I noticed the seat/truck leans to the right. I've never had this issue in the numerous Freightliners, Kenworths, Internationals, and Macks I've been in. Anyone else noticing this about Volvo? I stood up and physically looked at the seat in this current VNL 860 and the seat back is definitely facing towards the center console and not facing straight foward like it should. It's been causing me severe back strain...company doesn't have a different truck available...says several different managers...
What do I do? File worker's compensation? Find a different company?
Crooked Driver Seat on 2025 Volvo VNL 860
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by PianoManCJS, Jul 31, 2026.
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Sorry, I'm beginning to be unable to take you seriously.
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Few options
-buy a new seat
-buy a new seat & send em the bill
-shim it up right side of the base
-swap it with the drinkerside seat
-shim up yer hind end wif a pillow
-complain about it for years
-sue em!! sue the heartless bassturds
That's the American way!!
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Why is that? Back pain is serious.
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you could try to stop whining and do the job you where hired to do!! Or Move onSoulScream84, Lonesome and TurkeyCreekJackJohnson Thank this. -
Hey, I'm not whining, I just don't want to pay another $20,000 in work related injury for not taking care of something sooner than later. If you have a spare $50k-100k laying around that I'm gonna need for a back procedure later on for me "sucking it up" then I'll gladly accept those funds. But if not, I'll take care of my back before I can't drive.
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Also if you think you can get a “back procedure” done for that price I would have done it years ago when I broke my back and it wasn’t from sitting in a crooked seatSoulScream84 Thanks this.
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I've had three seats in my truck and they all twist/lean to the right after a while. To start, the seat doesn't center with the steering wheel. The footwell is cramped, I keep my wallet in my left rear pocket. I drive mostly on cruise. It's just me sitting crooked in the seat and after a while the cushion and frame get torqued.Last edited: Jul 31, 2026
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Does it prevent putting both feet on the dash while driving?
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Do you carry a wallet in your back pocket? If so, remove it and see if that makes a difference.
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