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2000 VOLVO S80 — AIR BAGS

crash · 288205 · 2001-04-15

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S80
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PROBLEM NUMBER 1:ON 07/18/2000 FOUND TO HAVE NONE OF THE CONTROLS ON DRIVERS DOOR PANEL MASTER SWITCH WERE WORKING. MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRING ON VOLVO STATION FROM 07/19/2000 TO 08/16/2000. MASTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED. IT TOOK ALMOST ONE MONTH TO FIX MY CAR.PROBLEM NUMBER 2ON 02/13/2001 DURING HIGH SIDE IMPACT WITH ANOTHER CAR NONE OF AIRBAGS AND NONE OF SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM WORKED. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. IMPACT OCCURRED AT THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) T-BONE AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. VOLVOCARS WAS CONTACTED. THEY REFUSED TO RELEASE THEIR TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF MY CAR. STATEMENT FROM VOLVO  INFORMATION IS PROPRIETARY TO VOLVO AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED.PROBLEM NUMBER #3 04/13/2001*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
744091
Machine
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