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    Default Airbag Maintenance Light on

    My question involves vehicle maintenance laws for the State of: North Carolina

    Airbag maintenance light came on in my 2008 Toyota. Evidently something is wrong in the system and with the light on it tells me the airbags are disabled. I have read that insurance companies can deny medical costs if I do not get the problem corrected within a "reasonable" amount of time in the event I am in an accident and they can prove the airbag may have saved me from injury. I did some research an evidently Toyota has had numerous failures with an airbag spiral cable in my year vehicle. No recall yet. Costs to replace this item not under warranty start at around $500.00. I agree that the airbag provides me with added safety but the price tag to maintain this system is mighty steep. So if the unthinkable happens before I can get this problem fixed or if I just decide to ignore it am really at risk of the insurance company denying coverage? Is it something that is being actively pursued often by insurance companies? I know this will be a difficult one but what is considered "reasonable" time? Thanks.

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    Default Re: Airbag Maintenance Light on

    perhaps the failure was caused in the Accident ..??

    If I paid for Insurance, I certainly would want to get value from it ... soo..
    they deny coverage in Auto's without airbags ..??

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    Default Re: Airbag Maintenance Light on

    Take the vehicle to have the error code read. It may give you better insight as to the issue.

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    Default Re: Airbag Maintenance Light on

    Quote Quoting Rockhound
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    I have read that insurance companies can deny medical costs if I do not get the problem corrected within a "reasonable" amount of time in the event I am in an accident and they can prove the airbag may have saved me from injury.
    You might even find some provisions about this in your policy!

    Quote Quoting Rockhound
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    I did some research an evidently Toyota has had numerous failures with an airbag spiral cable in my year vehicle.
    But you don't know for a fact if this is in fact the cause as to why the light came on in your vehicle, do you?

    Quote Quoting Rockhound
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    I agree that the airbag provides me with added safety but the price tag to maintain this system is mighty steep.
    Is it really that steep if you consider the level of injury that you could sustain as a result of an accident and in the event that an airbag might not function properly? You don't even know which air bag is malfunctioning or is it the entire system that is shut down as a result of a malfunction? (In one of my cars, it splits it into driver zone and passenger zone).

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    I know this will be a difficult one but what is considered "reasonable" time? Thanks.
    My guess is that reasonable time in this case will boil down to the amount of time it might take a reasonable person to discover the issue (the light comes on a couple of times in a row indicating a problem), added to the amount of time it might take him/her to make an appointment with the dealer, take their car in, it will obviously include the time it will take to repair the problem... All of that should amount to a few days, one week, tops.

    The way you're approaching this, is you're saying the price is pretty steep. And yet you are giving no indication as to when you will address the matter properly and if it were to ever get to the point when the legal definition of "reasonable" is subject to review, the amount of time you took will more likely be "too long to be considered reasonable"!,

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    Default Re: Airbag Maintenance Light on

    Appreciate the reply. I understand your point although I may not agree.

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