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Re: Miata airbags under investigation by NHTSA

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Subject: Re: Miata airbags under investigation by NHTSA
From: "Jeffrey Lloyd" <jslz3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 06:15:41 PST
I Think this is a "SAFTEY" Issue And we should not allow Any Miata's to 
run untill MAZDA resolves this problem.

Jeff Lloyd



>
>>Read this on the AP newswire and thought some folks might find it
>>interesting.  Does anyone know of any instances of airbags inflating
>>during an autocross run?
>
>Heard of two separate instances of Porsche 944 cars on DOT tires 
braking for
>a corner at a track day (one at Willow Springs, one at The Glenn?).  
Both
>the bags blew up.
>
>>Do you get a re-run?
>
>These cars were too heavily damaged by the air bags to continue on 
track.
>Rumor is that Porsche quietly fixed them.
>
>
>In fear of the little explosive sitting in front of me,
>


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