Ferrari air bags - sell by date?

[supersport]

I was sitting in my F430 making vroom noises at the weekend

I noticed there is a sticker on the back of the passenger sun visor that seems to be saying that the air bags have a sell by date, that has just expired.

I haven't come across this before, is it an actual thing? Any idea what cost to change is?

[Gnevans]

There is a difference between sell by and use by.

[theRossatron]

Gnevans said:

There is a difference between sell by and use by.

Yep, make sure you always smash a car head on into a wall before the airbag use-by date. It's a waste otherwise.

[theRossatron]

Hilarity aside, airbags do "need" replaced after long intervals - I don't think I've ever seen anyone do this though.

[R8Reece]

I've heard this mentioned in relation to McLaren's and the cost to do so was several £1,000's.

Personally I cannot recall ever hearing anyone replace an airbag due to an expiry date. If it does happen I'd imagine it must be in very small numbers.

[jon66]

On the scheduled maintenance sheets for the California there is a row on there "Z3 Replacing the airbag (every 15 years)" which tends to support the replacement of them as a scheduled service item so I guess that similar may well apply to the F430

Also of note on there is "Z4 replace seat belts and pretensioners (every 15 years)"

[supersport]

Well this is now 15 years old.

Will check the service schedule. You would imagine if it was an actual issue it would be a MOT check.

I guess the issue is, if I change the car at some point it could block the sale and then I would end up paying anyway.

It’s not something I have come across before..

[MarkwG]

https://www.theaa.com/cars/news/ask-edmund/air-bag... - the AAs view, if it helps.