Seat Belt Related Problems of the 2001 Volvo S40

Table 1 shows one common seat belt related problems of the 2001 Volvo S40.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Volvo S40

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seat Belt problems
2

Seat Belt problem #1

The contact owned a 2001 Volvo S40. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 35 mph when the brakes were applied but the vehicle would not stop until crashing into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt failed to retain the driver. A police report was filed and the driver suffered serious injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop, but the cause of failure was not diagnosed. The failure and current mileage was 114,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Seat Belt problem #2

Seat belt issue.


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