Not exact matches
Beginning with 2015 models
built after July 2015, the vehicle's computer software was modified to optimize frontal
airbag and seat belt pretensioner
impact sensing, primarily for the small overlap frontal test mode, but also to a certain extent for the moderate overlap mode.
The 2011 Sonata
builds on this leadership, with exceptional standard safety features including front driver and passenger
airbags, front seat side
impact and curtain
airbags, ESC and Traction Control System (TCS), Antilock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake - force Distribution (EBD), front active head restraints, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), and a Bluetooth ® hands - free phone system.
Modifications were made to the side torso
airbags for 2004 and later models
built after December 2003 to improve occupant protection in side -
impact crashes.
Note: Kia says it changed the
airbag system for 2002 and later models
built after March 2002 so that the
airbags will no longer deploy in such a low - speed
impact.
Beginning with 2011 models
built after March 2011, the computer algorithm that calculates when to deploy the side
airbags was optimized to improve occupant protection in side
impact crashes.
Total protection is evidenced by six
airbags as standard (two of which are Multistage), three - point seatbelts with double pretensioners and load limit limiters and SAHR (Self Aligning Head Restraints), a new second - generation device
built into the backrests of the front seats that moves the head restraints closer to the occupants» heads in the event of an
impact to lessen the effects of whiplash.
Building on the 2006 Infiniti M35's Good safety rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for side and front offset collision tests, the 2007 model has a battalion of
airbags and crash - mitigation features, including: frontal and supplemental side -
impact airbags for the driver and the front passenger; curtain side -
impact supplemental
airbags; and front - and rear - seat active head restraints.
Beginning with 2007 models
built after March 2007, minor design changes were made to the side curtain
airbags to improve occupant protection in side
impact crashes.
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.
Six
airbags are standard (two of which are Multistage), plus three - point seatbelts with double pretensioners and load limit limiters, and SAHR (Self Aligning Head Restraints), a new second - generation device
built into the backrests of the front seats that moves the head restraints closer to the occupants» heads in the event of an
impact, to lessen the effects of whiplash.