air bag stealers?

@cher913 (25782)
Canada
August 8, 2007 7:16am CST
around here, air bags are getting ripped out of car for resale...is there a big market for stolen air bags? this is the first time i have heard of this... sadly the last time someone stole an airbag, a cop got killed here in Toronto...sad, but i guess that danger is part of the job...
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sunshinecup
@sunshinecup (7871)
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8 Aug 07
This is just sad. I never heard of this one, but nothing surprises me any more. I reckon there is a market for anything. I just can't understand taking a life over an air bag. My heart goes out to his family.
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beckish
@beckish (641)
• United States
8 Aug 07
Air bags are very expensive, and as such they have become a big issue for theft. When we were in a car accident the air bags deployed, and the insurance company told me cars were automatically totalled once the airbags deployed no matter what other damage there was - simply because they are so expensive to replace.
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Nardz13
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
8 Aug 07
Hi there. I cant believe people are stealing air bags from cars, wow... I never knew there was a market for the things that can minimise damage to people in accidents... Whats next... The indicators maybe or the mats out of the car... Crazy...
sid556
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
8 Aug 07
I've never heard of such a thing but i guess nothing shocks me.