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Feds Deny Requests to Disconnect Airbags

12/16/96

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials are refusing to grant requests from hundreds of motorists who, in the wake of increasing concerns over the safety of car airbags, wish to have their cars' airbags legally disconnected. Officials say that new regulations are currently being drafted that will address the problem, probably by allowing mechanics to deactivate airbags after the car owner signs a consent form. Until the new regulations go into effect in mid-1997, disconnection requests are only being granted for people with stated medical problems.

Ryan Houlette -- The Auto Channel

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