How to tell if my 98 civic has an active airbag ?? Should the steering wheel feel firm when pressed

[85miles]

Hi
I need to get an airbag check done to see if my car has airbags because it was in an accident 5 years ago says insurance.

I cant tell if theres an airbag in the steering wheel but It feels kind of hollow if i press in the middle of the wheel. Do all civics feel like this? My SRS airbag light comes on but goes off as soon as i start the car, as it should. Which leads me to believe my car is equipped with them. Any suggestions?

 

[jim beam]

Hi
I need to get an airbag check done to see if my car has airbags because it was in an accident 5 years ago says insurance.

I cant tell if theres an airbag in the steering wheel but It feels kind of hollow if i press in the middle of the wheel. Do all civics feel like this? My SRS airbag light comes on but goes off as soon as i start the car, as it should. Which leads me to believe my car is equipped with them. Any suggestions?

if it passes self-test, it passes self-test. find a different insurer.

 

[dugan50]

Your vehicle has a self-test system (like most others). If the light goes on for approx 6 seconds when you start the car, then goes off, yo have an airbag system and it is active and operating properly. Your car monitors this sytem constantly when you are driving and if there is a fault or a problem, the light will illuminate annd stay solid. I hope this helps Check out this site for more info http://www.airbagsolutions.com

 

[z]

Hi
I need to get an airbag check done to see if my car has airbags because it was in an accident 5 years ago says insurance.

I cant tell if theres an airbag in the steering wheel but It feels kind of hollow if i press in the middle of the wheel. Do all civics feel like this? My SRS airbag light comes on but goes off as soon as i start the car, as it should. Which leads me to believe my car is equipped with them. Any suggestions?

the light going on and off means that it's testing to see if the airbag igniters are there and it found them. If the igniter is there, you can be pretty sure the rest of the airbag is there too.

 

[85miles]

Your vehicle has a self-test system (like most others). If the light goes on for approx 6 seconds when you start the car, then goes off, yo have an airbag system and it is active and operating properly. Your car monitors this sytem constantly when you are driving and if there is a fault or a problem, the light will illuminate annd stay solid. I hope this helps Check out this site for more infohttp://www.airbagsolutions.com

Yeah, I told that to my insurance company, but of course they need it on paper. Airbag inspection at honda is probably going to cost me 50-100 dollars... ughhh

Thanks for your help