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by kortilla 1590 days ago
That’s not critical ffs. Federal law requires all kinds of things that are not critical (I.e. does not even result in a fine for operating it on the road with it broken). Side curtain airbags, reverse, a rear view mirror, etc are all not critical nor legally required to operate a vehicle on the road.

Manufacturer mandates for general safety have only a small overlap with what is critical.