Equipment and method for eliminating falsification of vehicle airbag deployment history

Abstract

The present invention provides a technical solution eliminating the possibility of falsifying the airbag history in a vehicle. When purchasing the used vehicle, the implementation of this solution makes it easy to check whether the vehicle is equipped with a specific airbag or the airbag is original, i.e., it is installed by a manufacturer, or if the airbag is replaced, whether it was replaced by an authorized service. A tag is attached to the airbag in such a way that if the airbag deploys, the tag will be damaged and cannot function. The tag is an electronic device that stores the unique identification data in its memory that can be read by a dedicated reader. If the tag is undamaged and the reader can retrieve the identification data, then the read data is checked with the data for linking the identification data to the vehicle in the database.

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