Air Bags - Disabled
NUMBER: 17-03-98DATE: 2-4-98
APPLICABILITY
1998 Legacy, Impreza, Forester
SUBJECT
De-Powered Air Bags (REVISED: Replaces Bulletin 17-01-98)
Please be advised that SUBARU has introduced de-powered air bags in 1998 MY production according to the chart.
Subaru does not recommend any attempts at interchanging parts from newer systems into older vehicles or vice versa under any circumstances whatsoever.
Refer to Parts Bulletin # PT-74-04-98 for most recent parts Applicability.
"The vast majority of people can maintain the benefits and minimize the risks of air bags by following the ABC's of air bag safety.
^ Adjust the front seats back and always maintain a distance of at least 10 inches from the chest to where the air bag is housed;
^ Buckle everyone;
^ Children 12 and under ride properly restrained in the back seat."(1)
(1) National Safety Council