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1994 Volvo 940 air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 21 complaints for the 1994 Volvo 940, 42% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
21 42% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
12 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 12 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

The vehicle was parked and then it was put into drive and it accelerated unexpectantly and crashed into the interior of the garage. Both airbags deployed.

June 1997 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 volvo 940. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side front air bags deployed without warning while stopped at a traffic light. The contact sustained injury to the face. The air bags also fractured the front windshield. A police report was filed of the incident and the vehicle was driven to the contact's home. The vehicle was neither inspected for the air bag deployment failure or repaired. The failure and current mileage was 152,000.

Reported at 152,000 miles, March 2013 Injury

Air bags problems in other years

  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 1991

Air bags problems across all Volvo models