2001 Ram airbag question

From : Annonymous

Q: does anyone here have any evidence that the drivers side airbag is or is not a hazard to a rearward-facing child seat in the center position in the truck ive looked through the iihs and nhsta websites and all of the issues ive found deal with the child seat in the passenger position and the passenger airbag. i havent found anything dealing with the center position which is odd because thats where the tether is located. if it *is* a possible hazard has the usdot approved dealers to install airbag switches for drivers side use or do i still need a note from my mommy i posted a similar query in rec.autos.tech titled hard evidence needed... for those interested. also if anyone knows of another forum that might be better for this question please let me know. thanks -phil crow .

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From : christopher thompson

on 25 apr 2006 205029 -0700 phildcrownospam@yahoo.com wrote does anyone here have any evidence that the drivers side airbag is or is not a hazard to a rearward-facing child seat in the center position in the truck ive looked through the iihs and nhsta websites and all of the issues ive found deal with the child seat in the passenger position and the passenger airbag. i havent found anything dealing with the center position which is odd because thats where the tether is located. if it *is* a possible hazard has the usdot approved dealers to install airbag switches for drivers side use or do i still need a note from my mommy i posted a similar query in rec.autos.tech titled hard evidence needed... for those interested. also if anyone knows of another forum that might be better for this question please let me know. thanks -phil crow maybe apples & oranges but in calif. you cant have a car seat in the middle afaik and theyre working on making them illegal in the front seat.. dont know what exemption they plan for pickups with no back seat.. is there only one tether strange... my 05 has one teather location in the rear seat in the middle and the owners manual depicts the teathers going through the head rest uprights and over to the center if using all 3 locations all 3 teathers would attach to the single large d ring -- -chris 05 ctd 99 durango 06 liberty crd limited experience with modern infant seats... my kids freak when we tell them that they rode in ones that just hooked over the seat back.... *g* the seat that a grand kid used in our dakota in rear of club cab used a tether on each side.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .

From : mac davis

on 25 apr 2006 205029 -0700 phildcrownospam@yahoo.com wrote does anyone here have any evidence that the drivers side airbag is or is not a hazard to a rearward-facing child seat in the center position in the truck ive looked through the iihs and nhsta websites and all of the issues ive found deal with the child seat in the passenger position and the passenger airbag. i havent found anything dealing with the center position which is odd because thats where the tether is located. if it *is* a possible hazard has the usdot approved dealers to install airbag switches for drivers side use or do i still need a note from my mommy i posted a similar query in rec.autos.tech titled hard evidence needed... for those interested. also if anyone knows of another forum that might be better for this question please let me know. thanks -phil crow maybe apples & oranges but in calif. you cant have a car seat in the middle afaik and theyre working on making them illegal in the front seat.. dont know what exemption they plan for pickups with no back seat.. is there only one tether strange... limited experience with modern infant seats... my kids freak when we tell them that they rode in ones that just hooked over the seat back.... *g* the seat that a grand kid used in our dakota in rear of club cab used a tether on each side.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .

From : geekboy

i had an accident with my 1999. if i remember correctly the bag was about the width of the driver seat. of course i do not know what the air bag did to help to accident. my head still hit something as i had a big gash on my head. as far as installing a switch no problem. vehicles must have airbags that are sold in interstate commerce. the commerce is finished and now you can do what you want with your vehicle as long as it dont violate state safety laws. i dont know of any state that requires air bags. does anyone here have any evidence that the drivers side airbag is or is not a hazard to a rearward-facing child seat in the center position in the truck ive looked through the iihs and nhsta websites and all of the issues ive found deal with the child seat in the passenger position and the passenger airbag. i havent found anything dealing with the center position which is odd because thats where the tether is located. if it *is* a possible hazard has the usdot approved dealers to install airbag switches for drivers side use or do i still need a note from my mommy i posted a similar query in rec.autos.tech titled hard evidence needed... for those interested. also if anyone knows of another forum that might be better for this question please let me know. thanks -phil crow .