Other Engine Info: S40/V50: Automatic in all States except CA,NY,MA,VT,ME,RI,NH,CT,PA,WA,OR Manual in all States
Emission: ULEV2
Other Restraint System Info: 3 Point Seat Belt on all designated seating positions
Plant City: Gent Plant
Plant Company Name: Volvo Cars
Plant Country: Belgium
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETAIN THE DRIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.