On January 6, 1997, NHTSA issued a Federal Register notice proposing that all owners be permitted to have their driver and/or passenger air bags disabled if they are made aware of the consequences and sign an informed consent agreement. This proposal was open for comments through February 5, 1997. The agency will make a final decision on this proposal. A copy of this proposal can be found on the Internet (
www.nhtsa.dot.gov) or if you provide your name and address, a copy will be mailed to you. Until that final decision is made, owners must follow the agency's current policy which is to grant exemptions in cases involving either a child in a rear-facing child seat who has a medical condition requiring close monitoring by the driver, or a vehicle that does not have any rear seat in which to install a child seat.
Federal Law