Sentences with phrase «because of the side airbag»

A third test of a Malibu, a 2005 model, was conducted because of the side airbag change.

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I'd like to think we did it because we didn't want to press our luck anymore, because repairs cost more than the Blue Book said you were worth, because you didn't have anti-lock brakes or passenger - side airbags, because we really couldn't have you breaking down on a late - night drive home from the airport or on a busy interstate, because of fuel economy and our deepening concern over climate change.

The Ford Escape is the lone recommended SUV, because it offers «a number of important safety features — anti-lock brakes, side curtain airbags and Ford's AdvanceTrac stability system with Roll Stability Control — that come standard.

You could survive a severe crash like this because of new technology — side airbag head protection.

The affected Tucson models have driver's side airbags that are loose because of an error in tightening the air bag retainer bolts properly.

Consequence: If the terminal was damaged, the passenger side curtain airbag could fail to deploy in an accident or deploy without cause (you can't very well say «accidentally» because that is exactly what it is designed to do), increasing the risk of passenger injury in a motor vehicle collision.

The dummy's face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

Both of these cars earned good ratings for driver head protection because of the standard side airbags, but the marginal performances of their structures contributed to high forces elsewhere on the driver dummies in both cars and on the rear dummy in the Verona.

The ratings for these vehicles are combined because the presence or lack of rear side torso airbags made little difference for rear occupant protection in the tests.

A third test of an Escape, a 2005 model, was conducted because the side airbags were changed beginning with 2005 models to include protection for the rear passenger.

The only safety tech for rear occupants are a pair of side head airbags because the seatbelts don't feature pretensioners and load limiters.

A third test of a Malibu, a 2005 model, was conducted because the side airbags were changed beginning with 2005 models.

Nissan North America is recalling 2017 - 2018 Infiniti QX30 crossovers because poor grounding of steering components could cause the driver's - side airbag to deploy, potentially injuring the driver and resulting in a crash.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER The automaker is recalling 120,000 2002 Jeep Liberty SUVs because of a possible problem that could prevent the driver's side airbag from deploying in an accident.

In the second test, the dummy's head contacted the frontal airbag but started to move off the left side because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

In the first test, the dummy's head contacted the frontal airbag but started to slide off the left side because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

The dummy's face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side of the steering wheel toward the intruding A-pillar because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

The dummy's head contacted the frontal airbag but started to slide off the left side because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

(The car's headliner partially blocked the view; it became loose because of camera installation on the roof but did not interfere with the dummy's motion or the side curtain airbag deployment.)

The dummy's face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side of the steering wheel toward the A-pillar because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso.

These ratings do not apply to 2010 Elantra models manufactured after November 2009, because of design changes made to the side airbags and body side and rear door structure to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.