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richardm6994

posted on 24/10/17 at 06:05 PM Reply With Quote
MOT steering wheel question

Looking at a vx220 that has popped up on Facebook.

As standard, the car originally had an airbag, but the owner has fitted an aftermarket steering wheel which has no airbag.

The car has a current MOT, but was wondering if the lack of airbag because of the aftermarket steering wheel would cause it to fail it’s next mot?

Airbag warning light also comes on but I’d image that’s easily fixed.






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CosKev3

posted on 24/10/17 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
Test ; 1. As far as practicable, check that all airbags fitted as original equipment are present and not obviously defective.

Reason to fail; 1. An airbag obviously missing or defective.

That's copied from testers manual,so you are correct in thinking it will fail.

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obfripper

posted on 24/10/17 at 06:46 PM Reply With Quote
It would fail for the airbag missing where fitted as standard, and for the airbag lamp indicating a fault.
Unless the car is fully rally prepared/msa logbooked there is no (legal) way around this.
Have a look at the criteria used for qualifing as a modified vehicle:
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/when-is-a-modified-vehicle-a-rally-car/

It may be worth contacting your insurers to check if they would cover the vehicle with such a mod, some may and some definately will not.

Dave

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gremlin1234

posted on 24/10/17 at 06:55 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
Test ; 1. As far as practicable, check that all airbags fitted as original equipment are present and not obviously defective.

Reason to fail; 1. An airbag obviously missing or defective.

That's copied from testers manual,so you are correct in thinking it will fail.

yep it should fail, the easiest thing to do is get an original steering wheel.
I would also recommend against just using the original for the mot. ie scrap the aftermarket wheel

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perksy

posted on 24/10/17 at 07:59 PM Reply With Quote
Young lad at work had a 'modified' Peugeot, One of the Drum & Bassssss boys

Iirc he used to change the steering wheel back to standard for the MOT each year and had a link for stopping the warning light from coming on

I doubt it was covered by insurance, but then I doubt his lowered suspension was either

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