Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 940 / 1994

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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