This is on top of its seat -
mounted side airbags up front, its side curtain airbags, dual forward airbags, and active front head restraints.
Front - seat - mounted
side airbags with first and second row roll - sensing side curtain airbags will also be available.
Note: Beginning with 2007 models, the Element is equipped with standard
side airbags for front and rear passengers, so these ratings do not apply to 2007 and later models.
The hatchback is available with a
driver side airbag as an option from the base variant onwards.
All six vehicles that were tested this time around except the RAV4 have
standard side airbags with head protection.
Two tests of a 2003 Escape were conducted, one with an
optional side airbag for the driver, and one without.
Although federal regulations don't require
side airbags in passenger vehicles, more and more manufacturers are installing them.
All models receive front and
side airbags as well as full side curtain airbags.
You could survive a severe crash like this because of new technology —
side airbag head protection.
In the side - impact crash tests, the 2004 - 2008 models
without side airbags received three stars for both the front and the rear seat.
Consult our database to find out the type
of side airbags available in a specific vehicle.
This vehicle's standard equipment includes seat - mounted combination
side airbags designed to protect both the heads and chests of the driver and passenger.
Driver
side airbag did not — but the passenger side bag did and there was no passenger.
However, manufacturers have voluntarily agreed to
make side airbags standard in all vehicles by the 2009 model year.
In the short term, the best way to address this is by
adding side airbags with head protection.
The airbag system incorporates driver and front passenger head airbags, driver knee airbag, front passenger seat - cushion airbag, front
row side airbags, and all - passenger side curtain airbags.
Beginning with 2006 models,
side airbags became optional for both the front and second row seating positions.
For this reason, dogs should go in the back seats unless you can switch off the passenger
side airbag when they are in the car.
You may also want to consider turning off the passenger's
side airbag if your car is equipped with that feature.
Front - seat
side airbags provide a standard feature, along with full - length side curtain airbags and active front - seat head restraints.
This soft upper pad has an improved fit, a luxurious finish and an integrated passenger -
side airbag cover.
Both the older study and the new one reveal
side airbag benefits, but the estimates of effectiveness differ.
It is facilitated with
side airbags along with standard airbags to offer greater protection to the occupants.
Both the 2003 study and the new one
reveal side airbag benefits, but the estimates of effectiveness differ.
Both cars are equipped with standard curtain -
style side airbags designed to protect the heads of people in both front and rear seats.
Models with
side airbags received four stars for the front seat protection in the side - impact crash tests.
During rebound, the deployed
side airbag kept the dummy's head away from the B - pillar.
Safety kit improvements consist of the introduction of a city brake active system and some minor revisions to the side curtain and
side airbag composition.
In 2003 automakers pledged to voluntarily
put side airbags in their vehicles as standard equipment by the 2010 model year.
Side airbags once were exclusively found in luxury models, but now they're increasingly standard even in inexpensive cars.
About 60 percent of 2004 models with
side airbags meet a voluntary agreement designed to protect children from injury.
Phrases with «side airbags»