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When Volvo started using the SRS, 1990 I think, they weren't really sure about how long the "shelf life" was of an airbag, so they recommended replacement in ten years. Volvo later issued a TSB retracting this statement and noting that the airbags last for the usable life of the car or something like that. All Volvos were marked this way at least through the 1994 model year and probably longer.
I do know one person who owned a 240 where the previous owner had actually had all the SRS components replaced by a dealer, or course at a ridiculous price.
I actually don't like that my car has SRS. These are the old school, huge, single-stage exploding ones that will pretty much decapitate you if they pop. They were designed, as were the earliest GM ones from 1973, to protect a large man who wasn't buckled in, despite what your owner's manual says. I don't really know how to disable them short of pulling the SRS fuse, so I just deal with it. Stuff happens, you know. Volvos suck in this sense. I don't give two ****s about my own safety when driving. If I should crash and die, I'm cool with that. I'd rather fly through the windshield and get killed that way then by some stupid pyrotechnic device made by a weird-looking Swede.
If Volvo would get off this stupid emphasis on safety, I think their cars would be better respected. I still love my 240, only because of the cool styling, ease of repairs, and quality of construction.
Anyway, enough ranting for tonight.
Drew
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formerly non-registered at drew b.
green 1993 240, 164k 'Cream Puff V,' formerly: blue 1988 240 DL 'Cream Puff III'
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