91ls400 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 My 91 LS is my daily driver and I began to wonder just how reliable the air bag is in the car after 15 years stashed away in the wheel. The manual says its good for 10 years and then check it. I havent been to a Lexus dealer in years, and I think the Toyota dealer I go to checks it... but im not positive. So do these airbags wear out or the nylon deteriorate? Is this something I need to be concerned about? Is there any real way to check it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFeldes Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Head on.............. :chairshot: Seriously :whistles: The system does a self test at startup..and you should not have a problem...I'm sure insurance companies keep tabs..if you have a "friend" in the business. If you don't go to the "Detailing" section and look under "got into a minor accident" there seem to be plenty of experts.. :whistles: tongue in cheek guys, don't have a bowel movement...LOL.. I expect you are "Safe" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 the thing about airbags...i owned a merc for 3 years before getting into a car accident and let me tell you, when it came out, it smelled horrible, i mean nauseating. It was a horrible experience...now multiply that smell by 5. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexus400 Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I was just thinking about this the other day. At what point do they fail ? (probably a rhetorical question ) 20, 25 years ? It's not too far away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3dlin3 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Quick note: I was told to make sure you wash your face/body off right away if your airbag deploys. There's some chemical or something in the airbag "dust" that is...I guess the word would be corrosive if left on your skin. My friend's mom gets these "burn" victims on occassion from accidents. I think this goes for recently made airbags but I assume that old airbags use the same materials as the new ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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