Illegal to remove passenger airbag?

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Just got off the phone with an Alabama State Trooper and says that he is pretty sure it isn't illegal to remove an airbag. He is going to check next week and find out for sure but until then, anyone here from Alabama had any problems with doing this? Anyone got a ticket and if so how much?

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

why would you do this?

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

why would you do this?

Building a custom dash for the truck

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

As long as you can prevent any dash lights from coming on, it should be a non-issue.

airbags are always a good idea, tho

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

im sure no one would check...you could just say "i bought it like that" in court

 

[Bdawg15 10+ year member]

shouldnt be illegal, on some trucks like mine theres an option to turn it off

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

shouldnt be illegal, on some trucks like mine theres an option to turn it off

I always keep mine turned off.

 

[DeViOuSoNe 10+ year member]

some dont have any so why would it?

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

some dont have any so why would it?

I have known of some people getting tickets from other states for removing it and replacing it with a monitor or ps2 or something like that. Some states have laws that restrict you from doing such things. I'm hoping Alabama isn't one of them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

im sure no one would check...you could just say "i bought it like that" in court

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. heard that one before //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. heard that one before //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

I agree. That is why I am checking before I do anything. I really don't want to spend 60+ hours building a dash and get a ticket for it and maybe even have to take it out.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i don't see why it would be illegal. my s-10 turns on and off, but that's for child seat safety. mines always on.