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Volvo TNN regarding life of SRS items

posted by  KlausC on  Wed Aug 11 10:26 CST 2010
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Below is a TNN from Volvo updating the time for servicing the suplemental restraint system - airbags, etc. For get the 10 year message in the owner's manual:


TNN88-41-2006-07-12 Title: Air Bag System - System Life Expectancy
Based on testing and experience since the 1980's, Volvo has extended the lifetime of the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components to be the same as the lifetime of the car.

This lifetime extension supersedes all previous publications concerning Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) component lifetime. Periodic inspections and servicing of the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components, based solely on the age of the vehicle, are no longer required.
The lifetime extension applies to all pyrotechnic components in vehicles equipped with Supplemental Restraint System (SRS):
Driver airbag module
Passenger airbag module
Seat belts with pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioners
SIPS (Side Impact Protection System) airbag module
IC (Inflatable Curtain) airbag module
Adaptive Steering Column (ASC)
Adaptive Load Limiter (ADLL)


Klaus
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    Volvo TNN regarding life of SRS items: LIFETIME OF THE CAR?

    posted by  V7driver on  Wed Aug 11 16:02 CST 2010
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    "same as the lifetime of the car." Do you think that means 2 or 3 decades?








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      Volvo TNN regarding life of SRS items: LIFETIME OF THE CAR?

      posted by  KlausC on  Thu Aug 12 05:22 CST 2010
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      Yes.

      Volvo does extensive research on real-life crashes. Seems that the air bags on older 240s still work.

      I haven't had the guts to get a hammer and smack a 1996 SIPS detonator yet, just to see if it works :>)

      Klaus
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        Volvo TNN regarding life of SRS items: LIFETIME OF THE CAR?

        posted by  tmannian on  Thu Aug 12 06:28 CST 2010
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        I think you have to devise the most insanely complicated rube goldberg device to drop the hammer on the SIPS to blow it up.








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          Volvo TNN regarding life of SRS items: LIFETIME OF THE CAR?

          posted by  KlausC on  Thu Aug 12 07:28 CST 2010
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          Nah, just take the plastic cover off and hit the detonator button with a sledge hammer :>)

          Klaus
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