2008 Volvo S40 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 13%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Volvo S40, 13% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was driving my 2008 Volvo S40 stopped in traffic when I was in major/severe rear end collision. The force of the impact (70+ MPH) pushed me into a vehicle ahead which caused severe frontal damage that went all the way past my radiator. Property damages over $17k and airbags failed to deploy resulting in injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10649024, filed 2014-10, 123,000 miles“The contact owns a 2008 Volvo S40. The contact stated that the sun roof was leaking water into the vehicle. The vehicle was involved in a front end collision while driving 25 MPH. The air bags did not deploy. There was a warning indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that water may have stopped the air bags from deploying. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10743995, filed 2015-07, 73,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10128164Oct 25, 2017Title BLIS fault tracing . Status Released Status 2012 - Ref No US25788.1.1 en - US Date 04 - 16 Issue 2012 - Issuer - Date 01 - 19 Vida Partner 3 US 7510 Volvo Cars North…
- 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…
- 10027424Oct 17, 2008Volvo vehicles: pad lamp, logic changed with srs sw upgrade. The pad (passenger airbag disabled) lamp illuminates when the front passenger seat is unoccupied. Earlier vehicles…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Volvo S40
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Volvo S40
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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