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2001 Volvo S40 Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	486205
Internal NHTSA #	10074974
Manufacurer	Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC
Brand	VOLVO
Model	S40
Model Year	2001
File date	15/04/04
Component	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving north on the garden state parkway when the side curtain airbag on the driver's side of the car spontaneously deployed. The car was a lease that i had just agreed to buy that morning, so i called volvo consumer affairs the next day (4/16/04) and was told to bring it to the smythe dealership so that they could send an inspector to investigate. I also told volvo that i had no intention of buying the car anymore since the car was defective. I left the car at the smythe dealership on 4/17/04 and explained to them the situation and that volvo would be sending an inspector. I called volvo on 4/19/04 to let them know the car was there and available for inspection. I was told it would take 10 days to investigate. It took volvo until the first week of june to get back to me with results of the investigation. I followed up with them several times and they gave me several different excuses like they did not know the car was at the dealership and that the dealer mistakenly sent the car to milwaukee. In the end once they found the car and investigated, volvo told me that they could not determine that it was product failure because the car had passed through too many hands. I said that it was their fault it passed through too many hands. I also said an airbag should not deploy unless their is impact. They said that this was untrue and sometimes they deploy due to problems with the sensors. I then said that sensors are also part of the product and if there is a problem with a sensor it is product failure. They said that external forces could affect the sensors, so it is not product failure. They have done nothing to correct the failure except tell me they would pay for my disposition fee and overage miles if i lease another volvo. When i had decided to buy the car in april, i would not have had to pay either of those, so basically vovlo is doing nothing for me because in their opinion the incident was not product failure. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	UNION, NJ
VIN pattern	YV1VS29551FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	60
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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	SMYTHE VOLVO, INC.
Dealer's telephone number	908-273-4200
Dealer's city	SUMMIT
Dealer's state code	NJ
Dealer's ZIP code	07902

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Volvo S40 Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Volvo S40 Air Bags Side Window Problems, Complaints and Defects

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