Rpld §398-d sub 6 ¶(e), §415-c, add §415-c, V & T L
Provides for the sale of salvaged airbags; allows for the sale of non-deployed recycled airbags in New York, provided that such airbags meet required safety standards.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9496
IN SENATE
May 16, 2024
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Introduced by Sens. COONEY, O'MARA, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the sale of
salvaged airbags; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relat-
ing thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 6 of section 398-d of the
2 vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED.
3 § 2. Section 415-c of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED and a
4 new section 415-c is added to read as follows:
5 § 415-c. Sale of original equipment non-deployed recycled airbags. 1.
6 Any recycled airbag offered for sale shall be non-deployed original
7 equipment removed from a salvaged vehicle, and installed in another
8 vehicle for which it is a correct replacement part. This section shall
9 not apply to the sale of rebuilt, re-manufactured, or non-original
10 equipment airbags or airbag system components, or to any airbag or
11 airbag system that has been disassembled, altered, repaired, or has had
12 any parts removed or replaced.
13 2. A non-deployed recycled airbag that is under an active manufacturer
14 recall, comes from a flood vehicle as determined by the commissioner, or
15 that does not have an identifiable serial number, shall not be offered
16 for sale.
17 3. Prior to sale, a provider of non-deployed recycled airbags shall
18 conduct an inspection of such airbags, which shall include, but not be
19 limited to:
20 (a) The identification and recording of the vehicle year, make, model,
21 vehicle identification number, and airbag trim color of the vehicle that
22 the non-deployed recycled airbag was removed from; and
23 (b) A visual inspection of the airbag, the airbag system, the airbag
24 module cover, and electrical connectors, including review for any signs
25 of damage or contamination.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01805-06-4
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1 4. Upon the sale of a non-deployed recycled airbag, the provider
2 shall provide the buyer with a written certification of the following
3 information:
4 (a) the identity of the person or entity selling the non-deployed
5 recycled airbag;
6 (b) the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the
7 vehicle receiving the non-deployed recycled airbag;
8 (c) the identification of the vehicle that the non-deployed recycled
9 airbag was removed from, including the year, make, model, and vehicle
10 identification number;
11 (d) the supplier's internal stock number for the non-deployed recycled
12 airbag;
13 (e) that the non-deployed recycled airbag is an appropriate part for
14 the vehicle receiving the non-deployed recycled airbag; and
15 (f) that all of the requirements of the inspection as prescribed in
16 subdivision three of this section have been met.
17 5. A non-deployed recycled airbag shall only be offered for sale by a
18 vehicle dismantler that is registered pursuant to section four hundred
19 fifteen-a of this article.
20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
21 it shall have become a law.
