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The seat-belt airbag is designed to better distribute the forces experienced by a buckled person in a crash using an increased seat belt area. This is done to reduce possible injuries to the rib cage or chest of the belt wearer. 2010: Ford Explorer [92] and 2013 Ford Flex: optional rear seat belt airbags; standard on the 2013 Lincoln MKT
The first commercial car to use automatic seat belts was the 1975 Volkswagen Golf. [56] Automatic seat belts received a boost in the United States in 1977 when Brock Adams, United States Secretary of Transportation in the Carter Administration, mandated that by 1983 every new car should have either airbags or automatic seat belts.
Kia is recalling more than 80,000 of its 2023-2025 Niro SUVs over a wiring issue that could prevent the air bags and seat belts from working properly. The automaker is recalling 80,255 of its 2023 ...
Kia is recalling more than 80,000 of its Niro vehicles over an issue that could prevent their seat belts and airbags from functioning properly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Air bags are a supplement, not a substitute, for seat belts, says NHTSA, pointing out unrestrained occupants can end up getting ejected, which the agency called “almost always deadly ...
In November Stellantis urged an additional 276,000 car owners to stop driving their vehicles after three other crash deaths were tied to Takata air bag inflators. [ 9 ] In February 2023, Honda issued warnings to the owners of 8,200 Acura and Honda vehicles not to drive following a death caused by a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
GM advertised the system and it worked well, saving lives. ACRS-optioned cars were exempt from the 1974 Federal seat-belt standard that required belts to be fastened before the engine would start. Lap belts were provided for front seat passengers. Front shoulder belts were considered unnecessary, and were not provided.
NHTSA said seat belts reduce the risk of fatality for rear seat occupants by 55% for cars and 74% for sport utility vehicles. About half of all vehicle occupants killed in crashes are not wearing ...