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The driver and passenger front airbag modules, after having been deployed, in a Peugeot 306. An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate in milliseconds during a collision and then deflate afterwards. [1] It consists of an airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor.
Odds of being killed by your airbag are near zero if your vehicle is reasonably new and you always wear your seat belt.
To this category belong seat belts, deformation zones and air-bags, etc. Advancement in passive safety systems has progressed very far over the years, and the automotive industry has shifted its attention to active safety where there are still a lot of new unexplored areas.
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.
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 parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over air bag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury.
The contents of a family’s go bag could mean the difference between life or death, depending on how bad a situation becomes, according to Jonathan Sury, senior staff associate at the National ...
Pages in category "Airbags" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...