Sentences with phrase «because of its frontal crash»

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Rear facing is safe for babies because, your head will not be violently be pulled far from the chest, as it is the case with a forward facing, whereby, in case of a frontal crash and the child is seated in a rear facing position, it is cradled in their seat without any change in sitting position.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

Ford was quick to trumpet the latest round of NHTSA testing because its 2000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable retained five - star ratings for the driver and passenger in frontal crashes.

Because only 40 percent of the front end is involved, this test places a far greater stress on the structure of the vehicle than the federal frontal crash test.

Details: An electrical short could occur in the steering wheel wiring harness, which could result in an inadvertent unwarranted deployment of the driver frontal airbag, which could lead to minor injuries or a crash if the driver loses control of the vehicle because of the surprise deployment.

«Structure is the key to providing good protection in a frontal crash because if the occupant compartment buckles or crumples, the safety belts and airbags can not do a good job of protecting the people inside.