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Airbags after 10 years - what to do? 850

posted by  Yuri on  Mon Oct 21 14:16 CST 2002
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I am just curious about this (for now). There is sticker on the door which call for an airbag check (service?) after 10 years (mine shows 2005). I wonder what needs to be done at that time? Airbad replacement? Nothing?
Also, when the seatbelts need to be replaced?
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'95 Volvo 850 GLT, 100K, All Stock








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    Airbags after 10 years - what to do? 850

    posted by  Erwin on  Tue Oct 22 03:13 CST 2002
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    I've wondered about this myself. If I still have the car when my date rolls around I'll call the dealership and see what they actually do and how much it will cost. More than likely, I'll just ignore it. We also have a '96 Caravan that has no such warning, and I'm not aware of any others that post this requirement. Volvo just wants you to feel safe and cosy. I doubt their airbags which are likely from an OEM source that supplies many brands reduce themselves to dust after 10 years.

    Now, short of replacement, if a mechanic can somehow test the firing or trigger mechanism with the bags disabled I might be interested in that.
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      Airbags after .................15 years 850

      posted by  someone claiming to be Fred on  Wed Oct 23 00:40 CST 2002 [RELATED]

      Makers of better cars do that, advise new bags as they know that some of us keep cars for a very long time. I know that MB does, probably BMW and other "hi-line" cars as well. Volvo increased the time to 15 years several years ago but may not have sent letters out to their customers.
      It's basically a legal type technicality in that to them, if you didn't replace the bags when suggested, had an accident and then wanted to sue Volvo if by chance they didn't deploy correctly, they could argue that it's in print, suggested yet ignored".
      On the other hand, makers of Domestic cars like Chrysler don't think that you'll still be driving your Caravan THAT long as they're hoping you'll have a newer Chrysler product before that time.
      I have owned and still do own an older domestic car and whenever I need certain, non-typical OEM parts for it from a domestic car dealer, they look at me like "what year?" as if I had an antique or something. They become obsolete quickly compared to Volvos. Getting new OEM parts for an '85 Volvo is no problem in comparison.








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    what to do? Nothing! 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be Gary on  Tue Oct 22 00:05 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    It's a 15 year replacement interval so do nothing UNLESS you like wasting money IMHO. Volvo simply figures that at some point in time it's possible that IF and WHEN needed (accident) the airbags might not function properly due to "old age". There is no "service" per-se as the ONLY thing that anyone can do is replace the airbags and that's going to be costly. Unless you're paranoid or have a bad accident record, I wouldn't worry about it.
    Volvo's had airbags since '87 and I have yet to see or hear of any older Volvo owner who wanted new airbags in their older Volvo.
    The seat belts are only replaced if they're deployed in an accident or damaged.








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    Airbags after 10 years - what to do? 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Mon Oct 21 16:13 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    Found this for the 700 series:
    http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/ElectricalSRS.htm#Air_Bag_Lifetime

    Seat belts are supposed to be replaced after an accident.








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    Airbags after 10 years - what to do? 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be Yuri on  Mon Oct 21 15:21 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    You don't even know if the car will be running in 2005 - why bother today about air bag service?







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