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940 air bag replacement 900 1993

posted by  rlstites on  Mon Apr 28 05:41 CST 2003
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Bought a well-maintained 940 Turbo Sedan with all the extras. I really love the Turbo boost and will change the oil faithfully and let it idle to cool down. So much nicer than my 240 GL Sedan.

My wife noticed a sticker on the car that said that the air bags must be replaced after ten years. Has anyone done that and know how to find a good price? Is it really necessary? What happens if we don't replace the one air bag it has on the passanger's side?








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    940 air bag replacement 900 1993

    posted by  chris herbst on  Mon Apr 28 06:51 CST 2003
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    To answer your question:

    Volvo moved that recommendation to fifteen years, so you still have several years before you should replace the airbags. Total price will probably be around $1000 or so. I don't know if the seatbelts are included in that replacement schedule. If so, figure another $300/belt (2 required).

    Typically airbags would be replaced in pairs.
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    Chris Herbst, near Chicago.








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      940 air bag replacement 900 1993

      posted by  Volvodad on  Mon Apr 28 07:19 CST 2003
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      does anyone know if the airbag replacement recommendation is because they felt the airbags (and pyrotechnic belt tensioners) might not deploy properly in an accident; or because the propellant could become unstable and deploy (ie: explode) accidentally? I might be prepared to live (ho!) with the former, but not the latter.
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      Bob (81-244GL B21F, 83-244DL B23F, 94-940Sedan B230F)








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        940 air bag replacement 900 1993

        posted by  chris herbst on  Mon Apr 28 08:41 CST 2003
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        I believe the primary concern was that the airbags would (could) fail to deploy. I don't see how the explosive charge could deploy accidentally since it is based upon a fixed signal from the crash sensor. However, if it was so unstable that it could explode without any signal whatsoever, I guess that would be very bad. I doubt they'd have stretched the limit on airbags if they were going off at random times.
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        Chris Herbst, near Chicago.







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