The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration almost cost Ferrari $53 million in sales of its F430 Modena by attempting to implement a ban on the vehicle because it does not meet airbag safety requirements that protect children and small women in the event of an accident.
The Ferrari F430, priced from about $168,000 to $227,000, will not have to comply with all provisions of advanced airbag regulations in the 2007-08 model years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided.
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