Excellent question.
There are no laws that prevent the airbag removal from a car. There is regulation that automobile manufacturers have to adhere to to sell cars in the US... but we shouldn't get those confused with what applies to us as a consumer.
I went through all of this on my Z32 it was a few years back. As a side note it turns out legally short people (5'4" and shorter if memory serves) actually should remove the airbag as they sit too close to the steering wheel for the airbag to be an effective safety device. As I recall it was recommended because the AB may cause more severe injury in the event of an accident. I read this some place when trying to figure this out with my 300ZX. Do not blame me however if you remove it and your insurance company blows up at you if you have a wreck and no airbag is there.
Anyway don't want to be rude, but lets consider all the legal stuff not to be an issue.
Just interested in what some other folks have done. I know some of you racing folks and some SEMA tuners have removed it. Can we see some pics?
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