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Knowing your vehicle
Airbag non-inflation conditions
• In collisions, the vehicle safety
belts are sufficient to protect the
vehicle occupants and the airbags
may not deploy.
In some cases,
deploying airbags in low-speed
collisions can cause a secondary
impact to the occupants (light abra-
sions, cuts, burns, etc.), or loss of
vehicle control.
• Airbags may not inflate in rear col-
lisions, because occupants are
moved backward by the force of
the impact.
In this case, the
airbags do not provide proper pro-
tection.
• Front airbags may not inflate in
side impact collision, because
occupants move to the direction of
the collision, and thus front airbag
deployment does not provide prop-
er protection.
However, side or curtain airbags
may inflate depending on the inten-
sity, vehicle speed and angles of
impact.
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