IllustrationFALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING MINOR LOW SPEED COLLISION WHICH CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER INTERIOR OF VEHICLE DAMAGED BADLY BY VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
1994 Volvo 960
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports2 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
19 reportsVEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER CAR. DEALER CONTACTED, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING PROBLEM. *AK
ELECTRIC SHORT CAUSED UNDER HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING SAW SMOKE, VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, THERE WERE NO BRAKES . *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG, RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD BREAKING/INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH
NO WARNING DEVICE TO ALERT DRIVER THAT DOOR IS AJAR. *SD
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 12, PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, PASSENGER DEPLOYED METAL CASING WITH BAG HITTING WINDSHEILD
CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
RADIATOR PROBLEMS. *SKD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE97047 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
Opened Oct 29, 1997 · Closed Apr 21, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
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