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My Takata airbag was recalled. I have been burned by the dealer before so I demanded they come to my house and let me watch them do the replacement. They agre
by mulmen 5y ago
My Takata airbag was recalled. I have been burned by the dealer before so I demanded they come to my house and let me watch them do the replacement. They agreed and sent a tech out.
He popped the airbag/horn assembly off the steering wheel by inserting a screwdriver in a hole I never noticed on the side of the steering wheel. He unplugged the whole assembly, plugged in the new one, clipped it in place and was done. Took maybe one minute.
This could EASILY be a service part, based on what I saw. I assume it isn’t for liability reasons. Presumably that is also why the parts are expensive. Not for manufacturing but for R&D and liability.
- robocat 5y agoOne reason they are different from a normal service part is that they are classed as dangerous goods. That means they can only be transported by vehicles classed to carry dangerous goods (with many regulations). I would also assume that they have specialty storage requirements - the warehouse shelf for normal parts would not be regarded as safe. I am in New Zealand, but I am guessing that the requirements in the US are probably more restrictive than here because we rarely sue over here.