Airbag switch and factory warranty
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Airbag switch and factory warranty
I am in the same boat as everyone else. I have a 5 1/2 year old little girl and WILL NOT put her in this care without the switch. Delaer gave me wrong info 3 times about installation of the switch. The last word from them was to get permission from NHTSA and then send that to NNA. Once they got the form they would sell me the switch and provide a list of AUTHORIZED installers.
Well they left out one thing!! There are no NNA authorized installers and NNA is telling me that if I install the switch it voids any warranty on the airbag and any damage that may be caused to the electrical system of the car.
I lhave had this car for less than a month and just love the car. But I love my daughter more and will not put her in the car without the switch. But if installing the switch voids the warranty who pays if improper installation fries the CPU??
Well they left out one thing!! There are no NNA authorized installers and NNA is telling me that if I install the switch it voids any warranty on the airbag and any damage that may be caused to the electrical system of the car.
I lhave had this car for less than a month and just love the car. But I love my daughter more and will not put her in the car without the switch. But if installing the switch voids the warranty who pays if improper installation fries the CPU??
The rule of thumb is that the back seat of a car is the safest place for a child until they're 12, or until they're the size of a typical 12 year old.
In the State of Virginia, ALL children must be in a car-seat/booster-seat until they're 6, and it's very dangerous to put a car-seat behind an airbag because a) In puts the child too close to the bag, b) the car-seat will shift forward in an accident placing them even closer to the bag, and c) in a high-speed frontal impact, that 10 pound car seat now weighs about 200 pounds, effectively crushing the child against the deploying airbag. NOT a good situation.
My son is 5 so he MUST be in a booster seat (though he's a big boy for his age), therefore I HAD to find a way to turn off the airbag. When he turns 6, I'll probably still keep the bag off when he's in the car until he gets a little bigger even though he won't be in a booster seat.
The airbag switch only costs $400 and it can be put anywhere you choose and from what I understand, it's reversible. It's worth it for what you get out of it.
In the State of Virginia, ALL children must be in a car-seat/booster-seat until they're 6, and it's very dangerous to put a car-seat behind an airbag because a) In puts the child too close to the bag, b) the car-seat will shift forward in an accident placing them even closer to the bag, and c) in a high-speed frontal impact, that 10 pound car seat now weighs about 200 pounds, effectively crushing the child against the deploying airbag. NOT a good situation.
My son is 5 so he MUST be in a booster seat (though he's a big boy for his age), therefore I HAD to find a way to turn off the airbag. When he turns 6, I'll probably still keep the bag off when he's in the car until he gets a little bigger even though he won't be in a booster seat.
The airbag switch only costs $400 and it can be put anywhere you choose and from what I understand, it's reversible. It's worth it for what you get out of it.
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