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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

And apparently the sensor is not replaceable so they had to replace the seat base and rebuild the seat.

One of my favourite examples of planned obsolescence in cars - they build a high failure rate part into an expensive part that would otherwise last longer.

I don’t understand why they couldn’t program the sensor out - let the airbag always deploy in case of accident.

It's not even possible in all cars. I had it done in my W211 Mercedes and the guy said newer models don't even have an option, the sensor just is there and that's it, the car always expects it. I don't know how it is for Subaru. But yes, they don't want to take any liability.

I needed to get this fixed to pass my state’s inspection, but what made it more painful is that apparently that requirement is dropped after ten years. It would have been cheaper to just pay any tickets until December when I could magically pass again

Ah yeah, my car at the time was like 16 or 17 years old, but unfortunately you can't have an SRS light up even on a 60 year old car. Not that any CURRENT 60 year old cars have the system, but essentially if the system is present, it must work. No lights allowed on any safety-critical systems