1988 Volvo 760 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 50%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 1988 Volvo 760, 50% of the 8 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Consumer states his 17 year old daughter got into vehicle to roll down the windows, she put the key in the ignition and turned the key towards the on position to enable the electric windows, as soon as she turned the key the air bag exploded in her face which resulted in severe injuries, consumer states key was not in the start position, and was not running at the time of the incident.”
NHTSA complaint #561303, filed 2001-05“While sitting in a parking lot, consumer's daughter inserted key into ignition to open electric windows, and the driver's side airbag deployed. Consumer's daughter face was injured and burned. Consumer feels this is a dangerous situation.”
NHTSA complaint #887689, filed 2001-05Related service bulletins
- 10128123Oct 18, 2017Service Manager Bulletin TITLE : Service Action Notification Re - Mails GROUP : NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET : Product Safety & Compliance United States and Canada 00 325…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1988 Volvo 760
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1988 Volvo 760
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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