You mean there is a fuse? just kidding. I told you I wasn't thinking straight
after my encounter with the service dept.
Which fuse are you taking out for the passenger airbag.....fuse 18 or 19? My
guess is fuse 19, but I can't find any info about the fuse panel in the owners
manual.
Thanks,
Mel
"Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
> Have you thought about just removing the fuse from fuse-panel?
>
> I also have a '97 and my old Dealer in CA recommended to me that I remove
> the fuse when either off-roading or take my son with me...in the front seat.
> (I have the Club Cab so he's mainly in the back unless i'm going to the
> grocery store....then he's up front.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Passenger air bag and infant car seat
>
> I have to start taking my 5 month old daughter to daycare in my 97 Dakota. I
> have to put her in the front passenger seat in her car seat and I want to
> disable my airbag for her safety.
>
> I went to my local dodge dealership yesterday (Barrett Dodge, Athens, Ga.)
> and
> spoke with the service dept. I asked him if there was a kit to upgrade my
> 97 so
> that I could manually turn the air bag on and off. He immediately informed
> me
> that I have to get a waiver from the NTSB to have it disconnected. Then I
> would
> have to find a dealer to disconnect it, and I wouldn't find one due to
> liability
> reasons. I again advised him that I didn't want to just disconnect or cut
> the
> wires, that I was wanting to put a disable feature in mine like the 98 and
> newer
> trucks so that it would still be active if I have an adult passenger. He
> then
> said he was not aware of any retro-fit available, but again went into a huge
> dissertation about needing the waiver first. I then asked him to forget
> about
> the damn waiver for just a moment and tell me my options about the air bag.
> He
> then had the gall to tell me that it was a catch-22. I then got pretty
> pissed,
> while I was standing there holding my daughter and told him very sternly
> that my
> daughters safety was not a catch-22. I then walked out so pissed that I
> decided
> to wait a day before writing this so it wouldn't have to have a NC-17
> rating.
>
> Here's my question:
>
> Has anyone ran into this situation before on a 97 Dak? If so how did you
> remedy
> it. After being in law enforcement for almost 12 years, I don't want to
> commit
> a "Federal offense" but I have got to do something. Any replies on here or
> privately will be welcomed.
>
> My options I'm aware of now are:
> 1. Strip a wrecked 98+ Dak out of a salvage yard and try and retro fit it.
> 2. Cut the wires and totally disable it
> 3. Accidentally set the damn thing off while I put on the 3" body lift I
> purchased from Erika Ipes and super glue the cover back in place.
> Or lastly....4. Run the truck into something and set it off....this was my
> wife's idea of which I promptly told her it wasn't an option...i.e....both
> air
> bags go off, and I have to repair front of truck.
>
> Sorry for the long post, but this is very important to me. Any ideas on
> how to
> fix this problem will be welcomed and will stay confidential due to
> liability
> reasons. lol
>
> Thanks,
> Mel Janousek
> 97 Dak, CC, 4X4 with Tuff Country 5.5 lift, 33" BFG's and other mods
> www.superskunks.com
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