Do airbags need to be serviced every 10 years??

[Robert Myers]

Bill,

When airbags were first installed no one knew just how long their "shelf 
life" in a car should be and a rather arbitrary ten year intervals was 
specified.  I have heard recently that this ten years service interval has 
been extended to fifteen years.  Who knows whether this interval may be 
extended again as more experience with the technology is gained.  The truth 
of this I don't know for sure - nor does anyone else AFAIK.  Rest assured 
that if you do actually end up having some sort of service (like replacing 
an old one with a new one) your bill will be >>$1K.

At 09:05 PM 8/25/00, Bill Rowe wrote:

>i read somewhere that the airbags should be serviced every 10 yrs.  is this
>true, what's involved, and is it necessary?  thanx.
>
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