The issue should be resolved soon
An insider public has revealed new details about Lada Vesta cars equipped with airbags. It turns out that now components from different suppliers are installed on cars – old and new. Cars with old-style airbags can be shipped to dealers, but with new ones – no, since they have not yet received a certificate of conformity.
«Updatedëinformation on Vesta cars that are stored on the territory of the "old" VAZ track. The vehicles are fully equipped and ready to be handed over to dealers for further sale, this will happen as soon as a certificate of conformity for airbags is received from the new supplier. Some of the cars come off the assembly line equipped with cushions from old stocks from the previous supplier; certification is not required for them, all the necessary permits are available– insiders said.
It is still unclear when Lada Vesta equipped with airbags will appear in showrooms, but it is possible that sales will start on March 11: according to preliminary data, on this day AvtoVAZ will present a Lada Vesta with a CVT and announce the cost of such cars. According to the plan, they were initially supposed to be equipped with airbags.