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2001 Volvo S40 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1004330
Internal NHTSA #	10536050
Manufacurer	Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC
Brand	VOLVO
Model	S40
Model Year	2001
File date	17/08/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* 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.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	KITTERY, ME
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Volvo S40 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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