Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2001 Volvo S40

Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2001 Volvo S40. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volvo S40 based on all problems reported for the 2001 S40.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/17/2013

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S40. The contact was traveling 40 mph and crashed head-on into another vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and neck injuries. The police were notified. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the contact was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000. The VIN was unavailable.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2011

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.


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