To get an airbag on/off switch you first need permission from the government. This includes filling out an application form and sending it in to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the US Department of Transportation. This is a simple two page form and as far as we know, nobody has been refused who filled the form out correctly and certified that they met the criteria for an airbag on/off switch.
2. Next, print it, (To return to this page, use the "back" button); fill it out, and Fax it to NHTSA at 202-493-2833. Faxing the application to NHTSA is important to help speed up your permission letter.
It usually takes 2 weeks to get your permission letter after faxing in the completed application. The NHTSA permission letter has a section that the installer has to fill out, stating the installation is complete, and then the installer will send the form back in to NHTSA.
3. at 877-773-7908 or 301-473-7908 to schedule an installation or to order an airbag switch kit.
Part of the application includes stating that you or a passenger are in an endangered group. (There is no procedure for getting permission to disconnect your own airbags).
According to the government, the greatest risk of injury or death from airbags are to:
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Drivers who sit within 10 inches of the steering wheel
This includes, in many cases:
- people about 5'4" or shorter
- heavier people
- pregnant women
(note that Dr. Smock, a leading researcher sets the distance at 12 inches for drivers)
2. Those with medical conditions, that would make the impact of the airbag especially dangerous
(such as those with Osteoporosis or Tinnitus)
3. Children who need to ride in the front seat especially:
- in cars, trucks or vans that have no back seat
- when a child or infant can't be adequately monitored in back
- when the front seat is needed, as with a carpool.
This isn't to say there is no danger to others. We know of adult men taller than 6 ft. who are paralyzed from the neck down because of airbags. Women taller than 5'4" who are closer to the wheel than 10" have also been killed and injured. This includes those already killed by the "next generation" airbags.
There has been some confusion about how far the airbag comes out when it deploys. Generally this is 13 inches on the driver side and 32 to 38 inches on the passenger side (the airbag is much larger).
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