jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
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ICdnd8ApLXIOa_bnZ2dnUVZ_trinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
> techman41973@yahoo.com wrote:
>> According to the label on the door jam of my 97 Accord, my airbag is
>> now 10-years old and should be inspected according to the maintenance
>> schedule.
>> Does anyone know how necessary this is, or what it should cost for a
>> mechanic to do it?
>> Thanks
>>
> other than looking to see if the enclosure is full of spilled cola
> residues, there's not much inspection to do.
It's deterioration of the containing fabric (the balloon itself) they're
concerned with, plus degradation of the sodium azide explosive.
Neither of these can be detected by the on-board diag procedures.
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