The covering on my '96 960 dashboard airbag has multiple cracks and looks pretty bad. The rest of the dashboard is in great condition. Is anyone aware of a easy way to re-cover or replace the airbag cover?

 

Pretty sure the answer is NO! You have to replace the whole thing as a unit--tampering with it may cause you injury or worse. I wonder what caused the cracks? Many Volvos pass through my hands and I don't remember ever seeing one suffering from what you describe, especially not one as recent as a '96. It must be some salve someone has been applying as part of detailing it may be...

 

Thanks for your reply. I got the car used last year and the vinyl covering on the airbag was already cracking. The car originally came from Florida so I'm thinking the cracking is a result of being exposed to lots of hot weather.

Looks like my best option is to buy one of those dashboard covers made from carpet or suede but I was hoping that someone knew of something else that could be used.

 

I recognize that this is an old thread, but my car, that lives in OH, spent most of its life in Kentucky horse country, has a cracked airbag cover...I have watched the cracks widen this past summer, and it just looks terrible. If I buy a salvage/used airbag, is it just a plug-and-play scenario or will that trigger a trip to the dealer to reset something?

 

"Plug and play". Just disconnect the battery while working on the SRS.

 

I appreciate it, Lev! Next time I'm feeling energetic I'll take a stab at this. The better the car looks, the better I feel about it.