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In a message dated 2/4/04 10:02:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, buchner@wcta.net writes:
I'd think secondhand airbags would be one of those things junkyards A few years back I did an at-risk design and feasibility study for a paramedic tool to prevent undeployed airbags from deploying catastrophically (e.g., while inserting an airway on a trapped patient). What I discovered when I went to secure some airbags to test out several prototypes was (and your mileage may vary) that wrecking yards are prohibited from selling used/undeployed units because it's against the law to install a used one in a vehicle. The compromise I finally worked out with one yard was that I would test the prototypes out in their yard so they could guarantee the units' final use ... unfortunately not quite practical for the use we're discussing here.
Warm Regards
Shawn
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