Air Bag Related Problems of the 2008 Volvo S40

Table 1 shows one common air bag related problems of the 2008 Volvo S40.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volvo S40

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
2

Air Bag Not Deploy problem #1

The contact owns a 2008 Volvo S40. The contact stated that the sun roof was leaking water into the vehicle. The vehicle was involved in a front end collision while driving 25 mph. The air bags did not deploy. There was a warning indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that water may have stopped the air bags from deploying. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Air Bag Not Deploy problem #2

I was driving my 2008 Volvo S40 stopped in traffic when I was in major/severe rear end collision. The force of the impact (70+ mph) pushed me into a vehicle ahead which caused severe frontal damage that went all the way past my radiator. Property damages over $17k and airbags failed to deploy resulting in injuries.


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