Why are side airbags important in a car crash?
Side airbags cushion and spread the load of impacts to prevent any part of the body from sustaining concentrated impact forces. A head-protecting side airbag is particularly important because it may be the only thing between the occupant’s head and the striking vehicle, since window glass can shatter in a crash.
Are there any knee airbags in passenger cars?
Knee airbags are increasingly common in passenger vehicles, but new IIHS research shows they have a negligible effect on injury risk. A new study of crashes in which belted rear-seat passengers were killed or seriously injured suggests better restraint systems are needed.
How are side curtain airbags designed to deploy?
Side curtain airbags can be designed to deploy in a rollover crash. Sensors that measure a vehicle’s sideways movement and tilting can detect if a rollover is about to occur, triggering deployment.
How many lives have been saved by side curtain airbags?
A side curtain airbag used to meet the federal safety standard to prevent occupant ejection remains inflated for more than 10 seconds, covering multiple rolls of the vehicle, and keeps occupants contained inside. NHTSA estimates that as of 2017, 50,457 lives have been saved by frontal airbags ( National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2020 ).
How to find out if Honda Civic air bags are genuine?
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Is the driver side airbag light still on?
Both front seats, both side seat-belt retractors and buckles were replaced and the airbag module was fixed (by that company in GA, myairbags.com). But the airbag light is still on. Here are the codes I got after running scanner:
What is the code for the Honda airbag inflator?
The code was pulled by the Honda Dealership, the code brought up “Driver Side Airbag inflator. I’m not understanding what else you mean by “Pull the code”.
Where is the driver side airbag inflator located?
The driver side airbag inflator is in the steering wheel. Did you recently remove the driver airbag? How did this happen? Click to expand… I’ve never touched anything on the steering wheel. Nothing with the airbag has been messed with, only thing so far was the seatbelt tensioner was replaced.