Interpretation ID: 7333
A & D Lock & Key
238 Faithway Dr.
Seffner, FL 33584
Dear Mr. Wos:
This responds to your May 26, 1992 letter asking whether it is "legal to repair an automobile that has an airbag deployed and not put the air bag back in."
I am enclosing a copy of a January 19, 1990 letter to Ms. Linda L. Conrad, that explains whether a used car dealer has an obligation to replace a deployed air bag prior to selling the car. The same statutory and regulatory considerations that applied to that situation would apply to the replacement of a damaged air bag steering column (after the air bag has deployed) with a steering column without an air bag.
I hope you find this information helpful. If you have any other questions, please contact Mary Versailles of my staff at this address or by phone at (202) 366-2992.
Sincerely,
Paul Jackson Rice Chief Counsel
Enclosure
ref:208 d:6/24/92