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sircastor ◴[11 Aug 22 13:41 UTC] No.32425388[source]▶

I worked for Jaguar Land Rover for a number of years and we couldn’t bring the Defender to the US (I was told) because it lacked a proper airbag on the steering wheel. I’m sure it was slightly more complicated than that, but it makes for great story of regulation gone awry.

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1. mcphage ◴[11 Aug 22 14:02 UTC] No.32425733[source]▶

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> because it lacked a proper airbag on the steering wheel

Coming up with a new steering wheel for the US seems significantly cheaper than redesigning a new vehicle.

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