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Airbags are made to deploy when a vehicle is involved in a crash, usually when the car is travelling over a certain speed and it comes to abrupt halt be that because it collided or was hit by another vehicle, and in some cases, due to a roll over.
- Dodge Recalls Charger Because Airbags May Go Off If You Slam Or Kick The Doors
People kicking car doors isn't something you usually encounter, but slamming them is, and if done with excessive force, this could potentially cause the side airbags to deploy on Dodge Chargers. Read more »...
- Nearly 300,000 Chrysler And Dodge Minivans Recalled Over Airbag Issue
The Chrysler Group has issued a recall on 299,718 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans from the 2008 model year to fix a problem that could cause the airbags to deploy unexpectedly. The automaker said that the issue is related...
- First Hyundai Genesis Coupe Crash - Looks Like The Airbags Failed To Deploy
Hyundai had the unfortunate chance to see how its brand new rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe performs in a real-world crash when a 2.0 Turbo slammed into the concrete surrounding of a metal pole somewhere in Korea. Despite the severity of the crash and...
- Trw’s Head Protection Airbag For Convertibles
At the rate manufacturers are adding airbags, in a few years time, our vehicle’s interior after an accident will probably look like a swollen mushroom - that is, unless someone devises an inflatable airbag suit and then we’ll look like the...
- Siemens Sound Censors For Airbag Deployment
Siemens VDO has designed an audio sensor system which deploys a vehicle’s airbags. The Crash Impact Sound Sensor or CISS deploys 15 milliseconds earlier than the conventional systems. It measures the sound caused by the panels of a car when they...
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Video: Chevrolet Camaro Side Airbags Deploy While Drifting and Without an Accident!
Airbags are made to deploy when a vehicle is involved in a crash, usually when the car is travelling over a certain speed and it comes to abrupt halt be that because it collided or was hit by another vehicle, and in some cases, due to a roll over.
That said, airbags are not meant to open without an accident of some sort. At least that's the theory because according to this Youtube video, the side airbags on this latest generation Chevrolet Camaro deployed without an accident while driver Paul Beiswenger was drifting the car at the Milan Dragway in Michigan.
- Dodge Recalls Charger Because Airbags May Go Off If You Slam Or Kick The Doors
People kicking car doors isn't something you usually encounter, but slamming them is, and if done with excessive force, this could potentially cause the side airbags to deploy on Dodge Chargers. Read more »...
- Nearly 300,000 Chrysler And Dodge Minivans Recalled Over Airbag Issue
The Chrysler Group has issued a recall on 299,718 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans from the 2008 model year to fix a problem that could cause the airbags to deploy unexpectedly. The automaker said that the issue is related...
- First Hyundai Genesis Coupe Crash - Looks Like The Airbags Failed To Deploy
Hyundai had the unfortunate chance to see how its brand new rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe performs in a real-world crash when a 2.0 Turbo slammed into the concrete surrounding of a metal pole somewhere in Korea. Despite the severity of the crash and...
- Trw’s Head Protection Airbag For Convertibles
At the rate manufacturers are adding airbags, in a few years time, our vehicle’s interior after an accident will probably look like a swollen mushroom - that is, unless someone devises an inflatable airbag suit and then we’ll look like the...
- Siemens Sound Censors For Airbag Deployment
Siemens VDO has designed an audio sensor system which deploys a vehicle’s airbags. The Crash Impact Sound Sensor or CISS deploys 15 milliseconds earlier than the conventional systems. It measures the sound caused by the panels of a car when they...