"Warranted" parts for a car is a whole other discussion. Warranties are simply for as long as the mfr/dealer want to do the contract. I'm not sure if there's a law concerning minimum time of warranty or if it's simply driven by the free market.
Supplying a parts inventory by the car mfr is I think is required for a maximum of up to 10 years. The contract for making that part is then picked up by some other shop who thinks they can turn a profit. I can't imagine Moter Vehicles passing a car for inspection with a big gaping hole in the dash or steering column where the air bag used to be. But I'll be the first to admit that I don't know any of the laws requiring parts such as selt belts and air bags being replaced years down the road. I did have an experience back in the early 80's in trying to replace a faulty seatbelt with a used one and I was prohibited from doing that. I had to buy a new one. That was back in CT so that may have been a state thing. I can only think of at least one or two modes of transportation that are covered by federal law for replacement parts being available for the entire life of the thing for as long as that may be - jet airliners and trains. Elevators and escalators also come to mind as well. Anyone here work at Otis? - Doug McKean ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
