We are aware of your concerns regarding the new Occupant Classification Safety Systems that will be found on all popular vehicles by 2006. Katzkin has always taken a proactive stance on safety matters, especially airbag safety matters like OCS. Katzkin started performing airbag system testing through 3rd party test facilities in 1997 and have continually performed internal and external testing to ensure that their products meet and exceed the highest standards.
They have recently completed a broad range of tests specified by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 to determine if their leather interiors would affect the performance of the OCS systems. Those tests demonstrated that Katzkin Leather Interiors, when properly installed, DID NOT interfere with the performance of the Occupant Classification Safety Systems
Because they understand your concerns, they are maintaining their industry leading $51 million per occurrence insurance policy , 3 year/60,000 km warranty and ISO 9001 manufacturing facility. You can feel confident selling Katzkin Leather Interiors to your customers. Katzkin has sold over 250,000 interiors without a single reported airbag system failure. This success can be attributed to their world-class manufacturing facility.