Thanks for that information. Soldering would certainly be the easiest and cheap. Volvo dealer claims soldering could change the resistance in the wiring and possibly compromise the operation of the air bags.

Yes agreed. I have two more shops to talk to. Meanwhile I’ll keep an eye out for a matching seat.
Thanks !

Thanks for the info.
I don’t plan on doing this myself.
There are several indie Volvo repair shops around here. One said he would solder it and another said should never solder it.
All the opposing opinions and repair ideas have my head spinning.

Thanks for your reply.
Most junk yards around here no longer have cars that old. I’ve looked.
Im told the harness is hard wired to the air bag so it’s one unit ?
So are you saying the rest of the air bags will still function ? Dealer didn’t think so.

I have a 2001 v70 with 125,000 mIles in excellent condition. Air bag light came on a few weeks ago. Dealer discovered broken air bag harness under driver’s seat (orange sheathing with 3wires inside). One end of the 3wire harness goes up into seat air bag and other end to a box bolted to floor. It br...