Hard evidence needed...
phildcr...@yahoo.com
facing child seat in the center position in a 2-door pickup truck.
For reasons that take too long to go into, I was wondering if anyone
has institutional, verifiable evidence that the driver's side airbag in
a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 regular cab presents a significant hazard to a
child in the center seat position who is properly seated in a rearward
facing child seat.
The IIHS and NHSTA sites only talk about child seats in the passenger
position (at least from what I could discern) with no mention of the
center position; I need to know whether or not I need to disable the
driver's side airbag as well.
I am well aware that the safest place for a child seat is in the back
seat of a vehicle. I am also aware that my truck does not have one.
What I do have is a tether point in the middle and no clear indication
that the driver's side airbag will impact the baby seat.
Also, if anyone has another forum where I could post a similar query,
please let me know.
TIA,
-Phil Crow
Don Stauffer
occupant sensor to control when bag deployed. Problem with rear facing
child seat was that acceleration given to seat by bag would bang child's
head against backrest at sufficient Gs to cause injury. The kid seats
in most cars would not be far from bags.
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Do I detect the faint odor of litigation here?
Do the reasons REALLY "....take too long to go into....."?
Or do you just NOT want to make it known that any "hard evidence" provided
might be used in a lawsuit - with the subsequent subpoena of any "expert"
providing such information?
ba...@psyber.com
Install an airbag disable switch. Google it.
b.
Mike Romain
bag or maybe track down the maker's name and ask them direct. The info
should be easy to find. Those and a tape measure would resolve the
question pretty fast.
It's a good question too.... Airbags even kill short drivers.
Mike
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You live in a weird world man.........
life so good you worry about shit like that?
lmao
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MarshMonster
~is off to do a google on the airbag deal......he likes being
subpoena'd....
and if it'll save a kids life....it's worth the effort~
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Phil,
the eng. size and if tranny is auto or manual would be helpfull.
The following is NOT airbag related, but interesting.
I'm still checking TSBs, so more may follow.
~:~
MarshMonster
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November 2000
Safety Recall No. 957 - Owner's Manual Addendum
Models
IMPORTANT: Some of the involved vehicles may be in dealer new vehicle
inventory. Federal law requires you to stop sale and complete this
recall service on these vehicles before retail delivery. Dealers should
also consider this requirement to apply to used vehicle inventory and
should perform this recall on vehicles in for service. Involved
vehicles can be determined by using the DIAL VIP System.
Subject
The owners manual supplied with about 1,210,000 of the above vehicles
may have omitted certain information required under Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225, which relates to child
restraint anchorage systems. Federal regulations require that some
specific instructions be provided in the owner's manual to ensure that
a child restraint system tether strap is properly attached and to
identify the seat positions that have tether anchorages.
Repair
Owner's manual addendum cards are being mailed directly to all owners
known to DaimlerChrysler with the owner notification letter. The owners
are requested to insert the card into their owner's manual. Dealers
must insert a copy of the correct addendum card into each affected
unsold vehicle in dealer inventory before retail delivery.
Parts Information
Each dealer to whom vehicles in the recall were invoiced (or the
current dealer at the same street address) will receive enough Owner's
Manual Addendum Cards to service 100% of their UNSOLD vehicles.
Dealers should determine which addendum card is required for each
vehicle by:
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There were no other pertinent TSBs or Recalls listed that would apply
to the topic.
here's a link that's on topic........
Marsh Monster
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A good Dodge forum would be......
alt.autos.dodge.trucks
knowledgeable bunch of credents in that room.
~:~
MarshMonster
~hopes you have thick skin.....<g>~
phildcr...@yahoo.com
Marsh Monster wrote:
> Phil,
> the eng. size and if tranny is auto or manual would be helpfull.
> The following is NOT airbag related, but interesting.
> I'm still checking TSBs, so more may follow.
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> MarshMonster
> ~:~
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> November 2000
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> Safety Recall No. 957 - Owner's Manual Addendum
Okay, Marsh. 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 3.8L V-6 automatic transmission.
8-foot bed. Um, tilt steering, cruise, 16" chrome wheels, and sliding
glass were the options.
Better to have it and not need it, right?
Thanks.
-Phil Crow
phildcr...@yahoo.com
Dude.
Okay, the short version is that my STBX is having an aneurism about our
kid riding with me in the truck. She is paranoid, but she may be
right. Personally, I hope there is hard evidence that the driver's
side airbag is NOT a hazard so I can cram it up her ass. But, if the
contrary is true, no reason to put my son in jeapordy, is there?
Secondly, if I'm asking for hard, verifiable evidence, why the ****
would I need to subpoena some phantom computer identity off usenet when
I've got an intstitutional study to prove or disprove my findings?
You should get out more.
No, really.
-Phil Crow
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phildcr...@yahoo.com wrote in article
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You came across like a lawyer trying to find an "expert witness" to call
upon in a lawsuit of some sort.
Been there, done that, and - trust me - they frown on wearing the T-shirt
in court.
You probably would have elicited many more responses if you hadn't come
across as being so clandestine about it all...... "Ex-wife thinks my
truck's air bag is unsafe for the kid. Any evidence to the contrary?"
Don't think a "phantom identity" is any way of stopping someone who really
wants to know who you are. I - like many others - just use it to avoid SPAM
and UCE.
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Marsh Monster <MarshMon...@aol.com> wrote in article
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> > Sniff! Sniff!
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> > Do I detect the faint odor of litigation here?
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> > Do the reasons REALLY "....take too long to go into....."?
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> > Or do you just NOT want to make it known that any "hard evidence"
provided
> > might be used in a lawsuit - with the subsequent subpoena of any
"expert"
> > providing such information?
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> You live in a weird world man.........
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> life so good you worry about shit like that?
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> lmao
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It is obvious that you have never been subpoenaed as an "expert witness" in
a "wrongful death" lawsuit.....
......unfortunately, I have been.....TWICE!
The second one almost cost me my business when I missed a contractual
deadline due to being in court.
My cynicism is well-grounded.
Once burned.....twice shy!
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Kaz Kylheku <kkyl...@gmail.com> wrote in article
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> * wrote:
> > You came across like a lawyer trying to find an "expert witness" to
call
> > upon in a lawsuit of some sort.
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> And you come across as a trolling moron with a one-character name.
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"Kaz Kylheku" is, somehow, better?
H...@nospam.nix
"Mike Romain" <rom...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> It's a good question too.... Airbags even kill short drivers.
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> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
Friend's daughter was recently involved in an accident where the
airbag deployed. The young lady sustained a pretty severe cut
to her leg, but came out pretty well, all in all.
The airbag abraded a lot of skin off her, which was in itself pretty severe.
Despite the fact that an airbag can hurt you, I guess it is proven that they
save
lives too.
Someone told me that the designers have modified the pressurization on the
bags to make them tamer in later model cars. Maybe someone here know
if that is true.
Mike Romain
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> "Mike Romain" <rom...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> > It's a good question too.... Airbags even kill short drivers.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>
> Friend's daughter was recently involved in an accident where the
> airbag deployed. The young lady sustained a pretty severe cut
> to her leg, but came out pretty well, all in all.
>
> The airbag abraded a lot of skin off her, which was in itself pretty severe.
> Despite the fact that an airbag can hurt you, I guess it is proven that they
> save
> lives too.
I don't get your point....
It injured her you say. So that little fender bender ding that most
would walk away from with a cuss word or two turned into an injury
accident.
She is lucky. Last year one of those killed a Toronto woman. Broke her
neck if I remember right. The cops figured she would have walked away
with no injury otherwise.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
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I agree, keep him caged.
Better yet.......
let him out during hunting season.