Most vehicles without rear seats, or with small rear seats, such as pickup trucks or sports cars, have a passenger air bag ON-OFF switch as standard equipment.

The purpose of the switch in the OFF position is to disable the passenger frontal air bag to transport, for example, a child age 12 or under in the right front seating position.

Vehicles with enough space in the rear seat to accommodate a child safety seat are not allowed to have an ON-OFF switch as standard equipment.

Consumers who wish to have an ON-OFF switch installed for either the driver or passenger frontal air bag must apply for an ON-OFF switch.