Sentences with phrase «of occupant injuries»

GM and BMW have been working on a crash notification system that predicts the severity of occupant injuries and reports that to the 911 call center.

If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.

If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

If the side curtain - shield - air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Concern: Electrical short circuits could cause the frontal air bags, side curtain air bags, and / or safety belt pre-tensioners to fail when needed, increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a motor vehicle crash.

On some of these vehicles, during a side impact collision, the side airbag on the side opposite the collision may go off when they shouldn't, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Concern: If the passenger side sun visor detaches and is propelled rearward, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.

Concern: The affected vehicles are equipped with side curtain air bags and in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the side curtain air bags, the incorrect A-pillar interior cover may adversely affect the performance of the side curtain air bags increasing the risk of occupant injury during a motor vehicle crash.

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Computer crash - test programs simulate the dynamic behavior of physical systems involved in a collision and assess the injuries sustained by the occupant.

As this release button is not accessible to child occupants, no child occupants of the strollers should be at risk to incur injury in this manner and none have been reported.

As this release button is not accessible to child occupants, no child occupants of the strollers should be at risk to incur injury in this manner and no child injuries have been reported.

Riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child occupants of motor vehicles.

While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and increasing the correct use of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts — thanks in no small measure to the tireless dedication of NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community — more work needs to be done to protect child occupants who remain at heightened risk.»

The Danger: In the event of a crash, the top tether anchorage may detach from the child restraint, posing a risk of injury to the child or other vehicle occupants and failing to conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.

The Eastern Regional Police PRO, Ebenezer Tetteh, who confirmed the incident to Citi News said all occupants of the bus sustained various degrees of injury and were initially rushed to the Holy Family Hospital in Nkawkaw but were subsequently transferred to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment.

«The vehicle overturned with the occupants and six of the doctors died along with the driver while six others survived with various degrees of injuries.

«The private car driver and Dr. Kwame Ofori Boadu, aged 40 years, together with two occupants of the commercial bus sustained injuries and were rushed to Akim Oda Government Hospital for treatment, where victims Kwame Ofori Boadu, William Larbi and Kwabena Sefah aged 29 years, were referred to Emergency and Accident Centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi for further treatment.

Other occupants of the vehicle, it was learnt, are still receiving treatments as a result of various injuries they sustained.

Though no life was lost, it was gathered that no fewer than five occupants of the bus, including the driver sustained various degrees of injuries when the bus after struggling to avoid the accident hit the electric pole.

Gate safety is very important and can reduce the risk of minor or severe injury to occupants or visitors.

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT.

AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT AND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT AS INTENDED AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

If the ignition switch moves from the run position to accessory, the car would stall and the air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury to the occupants.

If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

During the small front - overlap test, the occupant compartment remained reasonably intact, and the dummy's condition indicated a low risk of significant injuries.

If the electronic control module fails, the seat heater could get hot enough that areas of the seat may overheat and smolder, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.

Loose fasteners may allow the seats to move, increasing the risk of an injury to the seat occupants in a crash.

Research has found that lap / shoulder seat belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front - seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate - to - critical injury by 50 percent.

In the event that the vehicle's lane - keep assist and lane - departure warning systems don't get the job done, the run - off protection system is designed to protect occupants from serious injury when the vehicle veers off of the road; if sensors detect a run - off taking place, the front safety belts will tighten for as long as the car is in motion to keep passengers safely in position.

The recalls began several years ago after Takata discovered that many front passenger - side airbags could rupture and spray shrapnel when deployed, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.

IF A CRACK WERE TO FORM OR A SEAM WERE TO SEPARATE IN THE HEATER CORE END PIECE, HOT COOLANT COULD SUDDENLY BE EXPELLED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

The problem could allow the vehicle to roll away as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of an injury.

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.

Air bags, head curtain side - impact, front and rear outboard seating positions (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side - impact collisions.

The Secretary shall research and test enhanced occupant impact protection standards for motorcoach interiors to reduce substantially serious injuries for all passengers of motorcoaches.

The Secretary shall establish improved roof and roof support standards for motorcoaches that substantially improve the resistance of motorcoach roofs to deformation and intrusion to prevent serious occupant injury in rollover crashes involving motorcoaches.

Air bags, dual - stage frontal, and thorax side - impact, driver and front passenger, and head curtain side - impact, front and rear outboard seating positions, includes Passenger Sensing System (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side - impact collisions.

The Secretary shall establish requirements for fire hardening or fire resistance of motorcoach exterior components to prevent fire and smoke inhalation injuries to occupants.

Air bags, dual - stage frontal, and thorax side - impact, driver and front passenger, and head curtain side - impact, front and rear outboard seating positions includes Passenger Sensing System (Head Curtain Side Air Bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side - impact collisions.

Air bags, head curtain side - impact, first and second row outboard seating positions with rollover sensor (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and outboard rear seat outboard occupants on the near side of certain side - impact collisions.

In the event of a rear impact, the head restraints deploy to remove the space between the occupants head and the restraint to help minimize whiplash type injuries.

Conequence: If the seat frame is not welded in the correct places, the seat may not perform as intended, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of injury.

In the event of a crash, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death

Head injuries are a leading cause of occupant deaths in side impacts.

This is because small differences in occupants» heights or in their seating positions compared with the test dummies could result in a hard contact and high risk of serious head injury.

Conequence: If the console compartment door does not remain closed in a crash, the contents stored in the console may strike the vehicle occupants, increasing their risk of injury.

Conequence: If the seat - frame attachment hooks are not secured properly, the seat may not be adequately anchored to the vehicle, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of an injury.

Concern: If the seat belt anchor bolt can not be properly secured into the anchor plate, this could place vehicle occupants at an increased risk of injury during a motor vehicle crash.