There is growing evidence of a worrying disregard for used car airbag safety when vehicles are bought and sold.
Importing cars from abroad has become common practice, particularly from Canada, which has become a popular source in recent years because vehicles can be bought cheaply at auction. When accident-damaged cars are repaired, faulty airbags and control modules are sometimes concealed, with resistors fitted to simulate the presence of missing components. Instead of considering what could happen in another accident, the only concern is the profit to be made from selling the car. This puts the lives of the new owner, their partner, children, relatives and everyone else travelling in the vehicle at risk!
Advice from Kris Mladenov:
If you have even the slightest suspicion that your car's airbag system is not functioning correctly, have it thoroughly inspected to confirm that all safety modules are present and working as they should. This inspection must be carried out using genuine diagnostic equipment specifically designed for the job.
****This procedure requires parts of the vehicle to be dismantled to access every airbag location.
If any faulty airbags are found, they must be replaced with new ones.
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