Not exact matches
Passenger — The side curtain
airbag did not cover the entire window opening during
deployment, and the dummy's head continued to move outward
after it was contacted by the side
airbag.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 155,000 Nissan Versa vehicles
after complaints of inadvertent
airbag deployments.
Beginning with 2017 models, the front - end and door frame structure was further reinforced and the side curtain
airbags were lengthened, and in cars built
after March 2017, both the seat belt pretensioner and frontal and side curtain
airbag deployment timing were reprogrammed to further improve occupant protection.
Ford announced in November 2014 that is aware of one
airbag deployment that might be related to the issue, in which a driver's leg was injured by a metal fragment when the
airbag deployed
after a crash.
The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel
after the crash test indicates the driver's survival space wasn't maintained well (second test with front and side curtain
airbag deployment).
This led Honda to modify the frontal
airbag deployment characteristics on models produced
after November 2006.
Beginning with 2016 models built
after October 2016, the B - pillars and roof rails were reinforced and
deployment guides were added to the side curtain
airbags to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.
Beginning with 2017 models built
after November 2016, the
deployment pattern of the side curtain
airbags was modified to improve occupant protection in side impact, small overlap frontal, and moderate overlap frontal crashes.
Beginning with 2016 models built
after October 2016, a structural brace between the frame and rocker panel was reinforced and
deployment guides were added to the side curtain
airbags to improve occupant protection in moderate overlap frontal crashes.