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From: Bonehenge (B A R R Y) on 14 Oct 2007 17:09
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:06:20 -0500, "Mike Dobony"
<sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote:

>
>There is much more to this than speeding, overloaded SUV's.
>

Such as? <G>

I know it as a descendant of the Firestone / Ford lawsuits.
From: pmkeating on 17 Oct 2007 14:51
On Sep 17, 10:35 am, "English44" <spamalot1...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
> Have a '06 Tacoma. My winter tires are on the original wheels with the
> pressure sensors. My other tires are on wheels without pressure sensors.
> Sometimes the light goes on, sometimes the light goes off on the wheels
> without the sensors. I'd like to take out the warning light bulb. How do I
> do that? Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be
> appreciated. Thanks.


It's illegal to deactivate the warning device.

From: Phisherman on 17 Oct 2007 19:09
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:51:54 -0000, pmkeating(a)gmail.com wrote:

>On Sep 17, 10:35 am, "English44" <spamalot1...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>> Have a '06 Tacoma. My winter tires are on the original wheels with the
>> pressure sensors. My other tires are on wheels without pressure sensors.
>> Sometimes the light goes on, sometimes the light goes off on the wheels
>> without the sensors. I'd like to take out the warning light bulb. How do I
>> do that? Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would be
>> appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>It's illegal to deactivate the warning device.


Don't deactivate it. Put a piece of black electrical tape over it.
From: Jeff Strickland on 17 Oct 2007 19:55

<pmkeating(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1192647114.737146.238000(a)k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 17, 10:35 am, "English44" <spamalot1...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>> Have a '06 Tacoma. My winter tires are on the original wheels with
>> the
>> pressure sensors. My other tires are on wheels without pressure sensors.
>> Sometimes the light goes on, sometimes the light goes off on the wheels
>> without the sensors. I'd like to take out the warning light bulb. How do
>> I
>> do that? Any other suggestions for defeating this useless mechanism would
>> be
>> appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
> It's illegal to deactivate the warning device.
>

Can you give us a cite on that?

Nearly every car on the road has not even got tire pressure sensors, how can
it be illegal to turn a system off that most cars haven't even got?


From: B A R R Y on 18 Oct 2007 08:06
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Nearly every car on the road has not even got tire pressure sensors,
how
> can it be illegal to turn a system off that most cars haven't even got?

I have no idea if it's illegal or not, but looking from another angle...

From 2006 forward, TPS is US Gov't mandated on trucks and SUV's. I
would imagine that any bid'net that got caught intentionally defeating a
gov't mandated device might get in the same sorts of trouble they would
if they removed cat converters, seat belt warnings, or clutch switches.

Maybe a nick, or even the loss, of a dealers and repairer's license? If
it isn't illegal, I'm sure any smart business wouldn't accept the tort
liability of disabling such a system.

I'm sure the person who stated it was illegal will hurry right back with
details. <G>

Now, if the _owner_ does it...

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