# 1998 VOLVO V90 — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `183367` · 1999-11-10 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** V90
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
THE VOLVO AUTOMOBILE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A MERCEDES- BENZ ML 320  SPEEDING AT APPROXIMATELY  45  MPH.  THE SIPS DRIVER'S  SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ; NEITHER DID  THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG.  THE FAILURE TO DEPLOY CAUSED OR  FAILED TO MINIMIZE SEVERE INJURIES TO MY WIFE' S  NECK  AND BACK.  WHEN I DISCUSSED THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH  MR. WILLIAM THOMAS OF BERGERON VOLVO,  THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE CAR TO US, HE STATED THAT THESE SIPS AIRBAGS WERE INTENDED  ONLY TO ACTIVATE WHEN STRUCK  DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR.  THE VOLVO ADVERTISING, SALES LITERATURE, COMMENTS MADE BY THE SALES STAFF AND THE SALES MANAGER AT THE VARIOUS VISITS PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE  ALL LED US TO BELIEVE  THAT WE WERE PROVIDED WITH SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION. THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 1998  VOLVO MODELS V90, S90, S70 AND C70.  I AM INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER REPORTS BY OWNERS/ OPERATORS OF THESE VEHICLES TO NHTSA REGARDING SIDE AIRBAG FAILURE, AS WELL AS HAVING NHTSA INVESTIGATE THESE DESIGN DEFECTS, FALSE ADVERTISING,  INTENTIONALLY MISLEADING STATEMENTS, AND FAILURES TO ADEQUATELTY APPRISE PURCHASERS AND PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE TRUE  PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THESE  SIPS AIRBAGS.
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