Side/window Air Bag problems of the 1998 Volvo V70

Four problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 1998 Volvo V70. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/14/2007

Driver side air bag deployed when door was shut and car was off. Volvo n. A. Was contacted and requested that their specialist look at vehicle. They claim that something was stuck in the door, which caused the deployment. This was not the case. Volvo claims that a mark on the door is proof. However, jim downy from nationwide insurance took pictures and investigated my claim and failed to find this supposed mark. The deployment occurred from no impact or accident. The car wasn't even on at the time. This was nothing more than a malfunction of the vehicle's safety equipment and Volvo should be held liable to fix the airbag and damage to the leather seat caused by the deployment.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2002

My vehicle was in park, and my 8-year-old daughter closed the front passenger door from outside the car. The side airbag deployed for no apparent reason. I have contacted Volvo, and they inspected the car on sept. 5. They promised to give me a full report along with a decision on whether or not they would pay for the repair within a week. It's been almost three weeks, and they still have not supplied the report or a decision despite several phone calls that I have made to them. They say that they will gladly pay for the repair if it's their fault, but they continue to put me off and seem to be looking for an excuse not to cover the cost of repair. Nlm.

3 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/13/2001

Abs/ traction computer failure, premature brake failure, side airbag deployed falsely (Volvo v 70 awd cross country).

4 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/03/1998

While driving 45 mph on wet pavement going around a curb, the front passenger's tire blew out, causing the consumer to hit a wall. Upon impact, driver's side and the passenger's side air bags didn't deploy.


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