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Car Forum / Honda Cars / May 200710-year airbag inspection for 1997 Accord
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 > 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 I have never personally known anybody on the face of this planet who has ever, deliberately, on purpose, presented his airbag to a professional to be examined for faults after ten years of lifespan. Chances are excellent that if you bring this heap to any garage and ask them to inspect and certify your ten year-old airbag, you will be told just one (very liability-lawsuit-aware) thing: REPLACE IT!!! Airbags are horrendously expensive, for very little statistical gain in safety. Is it really worth it?  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > 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. the electronic self-test the vehicle performs each time you start the car is about all the inspection it needs. other than that, you can replace everything, and i'll bet that's what a dealer will recommend. in other words, i'd leave it alone. >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 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. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Neither of these can be detected by the on-board diag procedures. i understand that, but real-deal inspection is not something you can do with the naked eye. in fact, i doubt you can do it at all without destruction of the device. replacement is the only "real" option, and the economics of that, like you said earlier, are prohibitive. i'd consider the statistical likelihood of there being a problem, weigh that against the timeline for which the vehicle is expected to be used, and decide from there. maybe after 15-20 years, it would be worth replacing, but only if it was anticipated keeping the vehicle for that long again. if you could get the parts! >>>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > do with the naked eye. in fact, i doubt you can do it at all without > destruction of the device. replacement is the only "real" option, And so I said. See other messages elsewhere, straggling in at various times from various groups... SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ I have been thinking of disconnecting and disabling the airbag system on my '92 Accord. At 235,000 miles with the first year device, I never really became comfortable with the possibility of something exploding in my face,if and when it decides to go off. ole bob > I have been thinking of disconnecting and disabling the airbag > system on my '92 Accord. At 235,000 miles with the first year device, I > never really became comfortable with the possibility of something > exploding in my face,if and when it decides to go off. ole bob many people are faced with that choice when they have their airbags stolen. > I have been thinking of disconnecting and disabling the airbag > system > on my '92 Accord. At 235,000 miles with the first year device, I never > really became comfortable with the possibility of something exploding > in my face,if and when it decides to go off. ole bob Just unplug the yellow connectors at the SRS ECU. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ On Apr 27, 5:37 pm, "techman41...@yahoo.com" <techman41...@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 Might want to check out gen5alive.com as they have a site dedicated to 94-97 accords |
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