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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1998
Jon Kelly Wallace, Redford, MI (US);
Russell J Lynch, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint system (10) has an anti-theft feature. A restraint device (e.g., 12) of the system (10) is actuatable for restraining a vehicle occupant. The restraint device (12) has an identity associated with the system (10). A central controller (40) communicates with the restraint device (12) and controls actuation of the restraint device. The central controller (40) has a theft deterrent function (52) for discerning the identity of the restraint device (12) and for determining whether the identity of the restraint device corresponds to the system (10). The theft deterrent function (52) provides a signal (60) indicative of the determination.