Originally Posted by rentalguy

Enterprise didnt delete a standard feature. The fleet version of the Impala for those years did not come with standard side air bags. This wasnt limited to Enterprise but many other "fleet" companies recevied the same type of car. The "retail" version of the car had standard side airbags. The controvery surrounding Enterprise is that when these vehicles were sold, they had the manufacturers "retail" specs in error, which listed side airbags as standard. Enterprise wasn't trying to cut corners and the vehicles in question certainly were not unsafe, although the consumer did receive wrong information. Many manufacturers produce "fleet" vehicles which are optioned dfferently in some cases than the "consumer" version.