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Old 06-01-2006, 12:16 PM
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I spoke with an MB Technical Specialist this morning regarding airbag replacement due to old age. According to MB, the reason old airbags need to be replaced has nothing to do with possible inadvertant deployment. Anyone who has seen an actual airbag deployment undoubtedly noticed lots of smoke and haze too. The hazy stuff is some kind of powder. MB airbags are coated with this stuff to keep the bag flexible. After many years, MB feels that the powder has reached the end of it's useful life and can no longer do it's job. I guess the air bag would turn into confetti upon deployment if it were hard and rigid. Makes sense to me.
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