Author: Volvo TechTips

The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) for Volvo started with the 1987 Volvo. This system consisted of some with dual air bags and a crash sensor.

Over the years of hot and cold temperatures, use, and abuse, some of the automatic transmission plastic shifter parts can wear and crack.

Heater core replacement has come a long way from the early 1970s and 1980s. The days of removing the complete dash board have gone away. Through the years Volvo engineers have made it easier to install a heater core in the newer Volvos.

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