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New car modification laws...sorry for off topic. 24-Jul-2009 At 7:33:50 PM Wollemi

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On 22/07/2009 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:

>I have been told by a reputable Driver Training Centre owner/operator
>that laws are already drafted and under discussion, for introducing mandatory
>re-certification of air bags in cars when the current certification expires.
>I gather this is not just NSW.
>
>Apparently air bags have something like a 10 year time limit on original
>certification. It costs a truckload of money to get them certified/re-certified
>(possibly more expensive than buying new ones). New ones are not cheap.
>
>Doesn't affect you?
>~> try selling a car with out of date airbags.
>~> try registering a car with out of date airbags.
>
>Many second hand European manufactured cars (they have had airbags in
>use much longer), are currently road registered and in use here in Australia
>but with near/expired airbag certs, ~> try re-registering it ...
>
>I think I read somewhere not long back that airbags are being made mandatory
>in all new vehicles manufactured after a certain date...
>

I bought a Subaru Forester 2 days ago. Built 7/1999. Dual airbags. Rego due in three
weeks.
Today at the large RTA in Penrith, I transferred ownership to my name and paid rego to
mid-August 2010. Nothing said about this thread... Airbags must not be out of date
then?