Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 11:00:08 -0500 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Airbags tested on 9000
Walt Kienzle wrote: > Individual states may have different requirements, but in general there is > no requirement to replace or otherwise maintain air bag systems when they > reach the age of 10 years. Even the annual replacement of the seat belts is > just a manufacturers recommendation. > > Not being in the UK, I don't know exactly how the MOT works. But I find it > unlikely that they would require replacement of and air bag system that > could otherwise be assumed to be working. To replace the air bag system as > preventative maintenance would also require replacing 3 or 4 crash sensors > that have gold plated contacts and are positioned in various places (not > cheap from a parts or labor standpoint) along with other air bag system > components. There really isn't any point in doing this unless the Air Bag > malfunction indicator is illuminated. > > On the other hand, if any of safety system is made non-functional due to an > accident, and your car is covered by insurance for repairs (either your own > or someone else's, if they are at fault) then you can get the insurance > company to pay for the repairs. If they don't and you later become injured > in another accident, they are subject to litigation for negligence. > > Unfortunately, this also makes it more likely for insurance companies to > declare a car to be a total loss. Which is exactly what they do. The positive side of this is scrap parts should be plentiful and inexpensive. > > > Walt Kienzle > 1991 9000T with 10 year old driver's air bag. > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1ec6845d.0111231620.32360730nopsaming.google.com... > > "Joachim Baptist" <joachim.baptistnopsamacom.net> wrote in message > news:<3bfe9fa5$0$186$ba620e4cnopsam.skynet.be>... > > > I crashed my car ;-( into a wall yesterday. It wasn't at high speed and > no > > > one was hurt. I can now say that airbags do work. Damage i have is the > > > following. Broken front glass (probably due to a glitch that was there > > > allready). > > > One lamp broken. > > > both side signals got broken at there fixing points. > > > front bumper of course and the grill. > > > Also the 2 airbags exploded. > > > It's a 9000 cde from 94. I went to the garage and they say that it will > set > > > me back something around 10.000 $ The high cost is because of the > exploded > > > air bags. > > > Problem is that i was going to sell the car because of a big journey > next > > > year. Only thing i can do is try to sell it to the highest bidder and > maybe > > > get back some 2.000 $ max. Even if i get it fixed i will never get the > money > > > back out of it. > > > > > > Anyone an idea to what would be the best option? Can you get it fixed > and > > > leave the airbags out? I have been told that some do it but it is > illegal > > > over here in Belgium. > > > > > > Anything would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > My 93 9000 CSE has no airbags! I'm not arguing one way or the other, > > that's just the way it is, take it or leave it. Most new cars come with > > at least drivers air bag, but I'm not sure if it is mandatory on new > > cars in the UK. When those cars become 10 years old, chances are that > > the annual MOT will require new airbags to be fitted, making cars of > > that age useless? Naturally, the airbags can't be tested, so their > > lifetime coincide exactly with the manufacturers assurances. The US has > > had airbags for much longer, what is the requirement for replacement? > > > > Johannes
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