Have takata airbag recall is there a way to disconnect airbag while i drive 30km to have repair

[dave norman]

Is there a way to disconnect airbags while I drive 30 km to have takata recall carried out

 

[H Rafiq]

You can disconnect the passenger airbag. The switch is in the glovebox. Not sure about the rest. You could probably remove the fuse/fuses, or perhaps us OBD11?

 

[LeylandVCDS]

With the best will in the world, the car has been driven for years without knowing of the issue - another 20 miles isn't going to do any harm. I would certainly drive it to the dealer myself, the airbag isn't going to suddenly go just because you have a recall letter. If you were to have an accident driving it to the dealer, and the insurance found the airbag system disabled, they would have a very valid excuse to refuse to pay out

 

[LeylandVCDS]

You can disconnect the passenger airbag. The switch is in the glovebox. Not sure about the rest. You could probably remove the fuse/fuses, or perhaps us OBD11?

Airbag system can be coded out with VCDS

 

[cairus]

Pull the fuse

 

[grabania]

Quoting the recall website:

If the airbag is triggered in an accident, the pressure may be significantly too high when the gas generator is ignited. This can result in pieces of metal being thrown into the vehicle interior. This can lead to serious injuries and, in the worst case, death.

I don't know, but for me slight possibility of airbag deploying "to hard" is much better that not deploying at all in case of crash. Also you don't know which airbag is affected so you want to deactivate all of them?