Re: Airbags - only last 10 years ?



Adrian wrote:
> Huw (hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying :
>
>> I suspect that most models sold also had ABS even
>> then. Only now is ABS compulsory on new models.
>
> AIUI, it's not legal-compulsory. There's an SMMT "Gentleman's
> Agreement" to fit it to all new cars, but it's not compulsory.


Quite right. All European, Japanese and Korean manufacturers committed to
make ABS standard fit on all their cars by something like July 2004. So it
is a commitment not a compulsion.


Huw


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