Can you turn off the Passenger Airbag on a 2000 Toyota Solara?

Answer 1

Only in the following instances can you turn off the Passenger SRS.

1. People who must transport infants riding in rear-facing infant seats in the front passenger seat. 2. People who must transport children ages 1 to 12 in the front passenger seat. 3. Drivers who change their customary driving position and keep 10 inches between the center of the steering wheel and the center of their breastbone. 4. People whose doctors say that, due to their medical condition, the air bag poses a special risk that outweighs the risk of hitting their head, neck or chest in a crash if the air bag is turned off. If you are eligible, you must fill out a NHTSA request form. Forms are available at state motor vehicle offices and may be available at automobile dealers and repair shops. You may also get one by calling the NHTSA Hotline or visiting the NHTSA Web site. On the form, you must indicate which air bags you want equipped with an on-off switch, certify that you have read this information brochure, certify that you are, or a user of your vehicle is, a member of a risk group listed above, and identify the group. Then send this form to NHTSA. Upon approval of your request, the agency will send you a letter authorizing an automobile dealer or repair shop to install an on-off switch in your vehicle. Warning: It is illegal to turn off the SRS without prior approval from the NHTSA. Do so and you leave yourself open to a lawsuit and your insurance company may refuse to pay for any injuries associated with this.