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The W223 S-Class is the first car equipped with rear seat airbags that use gas to inflate supporting structures that unfold and extend a bag that fills with ambient air, instead of conventional fully gas-inflated airbags that are widely used in automotive airbag systems. [63] [64]
1966–1992 Oldsmobile Toronado—First modern-era American car with front-wheel drive as well as introduced electronic antilock braking system and airbag. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] 1972–present Mercedes-Benz S-Class — Seat belt pretensioner, and electronic traction control system
Born in Newport, Pennsylvania on July 23, 1918, John W. Hetrick originally referred to his invention of the airbag as a "Safety cushion assembly for automotive vehicles." ." He built the original prototype on his kitchen table in 1952, and applied for a patent on Aug 5,
The first airbag was also installed in a Japanese car, the Honda Legend, in 1987. [57] In 1988, Chrysler was the first United States company to install standard driver's side air bags, in six of its passenger models. [58] In 1989, Chrysler became the first U.S. auto manufacturer to install driver-side air bags in all its domestic-built ...
The Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS) was developed by General Motors in the early 1970s, and consisted of both a driver's and passenger's side air bag, along with a lap belt and status indicator light. The system was first installed in a test fleet of 1,000 1973 Chevrolet Impala 4-door sedans, painted in a unique green color. The exterior of ...
Following the 1989 debut of dual airbags in the Lincoln Continental (1990 in the Town Car), antilock brakes (ABS) made their return on the Continental (1988) and on the Town Car (1992). Following the 1993 introduction of the Mark VIII (see below), the Continental underwent a redesign for 1995, introducing a new version of the Ford Taurus chassis.
1. Ford F-150. Vehicles stolen in 2023: 15,852 Theft rate per 100K vehicles: 1,815 Average annual full-coverage insurance rate: $2,273 Ford pickups regularly land on the NICB’s list of the most ...
The system consists of a mechanically [20] activated [21] side airbag that protects the front seat occupants torsos from hitting the cars interior. [22] In 1998, for the 1999 model year, the system was extensively redesigned.