| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256139 | Incident Date: Jan, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WALNUT CREEK | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 940 | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1JS8613R1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 23 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1994 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1994 volvo 940 sedan was at full stop at a stop light. car suddenly accelerated (unexplained), causing car to crash into a regular pickup truck. because of the short distance between the cars, the impact was no more than a 2-2.5 mph crash as evidenced by minor (really small) bumper fascia indentation and no damage to bumper system whatsoever. surprisingly, this very minor crash resulted in both the driver and passenger side air bags deploying, resulting in shattering the entire windshield. this very minor crash and the resulting totally unnecessary air bag deployment ($8 -9,000 + cost to replace) has resulted in the insurance company (state farm) declaring the car as a total loss -- along with a relatively low fair market value (due to the 189,000 miles). car is well-maintained with a life expectancy of another 200,000 + miles (based on a volvo 240 i've owned). *la |
