• It consists of the airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor. (wikipedia.org)
  • In this use, a car antilock braking system qualifies as an active-safety device, while both its seatbelts and airbags qualify as passive-safety devices. (wikipedia.org)
  • We sell SRS passenger side dashboard airbags for most if not all currant vehicles and have stock of right side airbags as early as the 1990's. (airbagcenter.com)
  • If you only need to purchase the right side dash airbag and you see a product item that includes both the steering wheel and dashboard airbag combination do not hesitate calling us. (airbagcenter.com)
  • a fully deployed air bag provides supplemental restraint and protects the occupant from impact with the dashboard or steering wheel. (cdc.gov)
  • when combined with lap and shoulder safety belts, air bags assist in preventing fatal and nonfatal injuries in motor-vehicle crashes. (cdc.gov)
  • Dual air bags will be required standard equipment in all new passenger cars sold in the United States beginning in 1997 and all light trucks sold in the United States in 1998 but are available now in many earlier-model vehicles. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1987, airbags were required as standard, and in 1991, a federal mandate required that all cars manufactured after September 1, 1997, have both driver and passenger air bags. (medscape.com)
  • OFF - the airbag is deactivated and children in rear-facing child seats can sit safely on the passenger seat. (volvocars.com)
  • Nine other fatalities occurred among children who had been seated in rear-facing child-safety seats in the front passenger seat. (cdc.gov)
  • Working as a supplemental restraint system to the vehicle's seat-belt systems, airbag module deployments are triggered through a pyrotechnic process that is designed to be used once. (wikipedia.org)
  • Later research during the 1960s showed that compressed air could not inflate the mechanical airbags fast enough to ensure maximum safety, leading to the current chemical and electrical airbags. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1993, approximately 1.4 million (0.8% of all vehicles registered) were equipped with passenger-side air bags, compared with an estimated 21.6 million vehicles (11.4% of all vehicles registered) in 1996 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration {NHTSA}, unpublished data, 1996). (cdc.gov)
  • The Air Bag Safety Campaign, Washington, DC. (cdc.gov)
  • The Division of Injury Prevention developed social media graphics and messaging products for key audiences, including parents and caregivers and partner organizations who communicate to parents and caregivers about child passenger safety. (cdc.gov)
  • Recommendation No. 2: Employers should conduct heavy equipment mechanic safety training on the correct procedures for air bag installation. (cdc.gov)
  • If the passenger airbag has been activated/deactivated with the car in ignition position I or lower, a message is shown in the driver display and the following indicator in the roof console approx. (volvocars.com)
  • A text message and a warning symbol in the roof console indicate that the airbag for the front passenger seat is activated. (volvocars.com)
  • Airbags are considered "passive" restraints and act as a supplement to "active" restraints. (wikipedia.org)
  • An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely quickly, then quickly deflate during a collision. (wikipedia.org)
  • The purpose of the airbag is to provide a vehicle occupant with soft cushioning and restraint during a collision. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because no action by a vehicle occupant is required to activate or use the airbag, it is considered a "passive" device. (wikipedia.org)
  • Air bags deploy within 0.05 seconds at velocities of 140-200 miles per hour to ensure rapid and full deployment before the occupant has any contact with the bag. (cdc.gov)
  • However, passenger-side air bags have been associated with injuries to children who, in almost all cases, were unrestrained or incorrectly restrained in the front seat (1-4). (cdc.gov)
  • 88050='Railway employee hit by rolling stock' 88051='Passenger on railway hit by rolling s...' 88052='Pedestrian hit by rolling stock' 88053='Pedal cyclist hit by rolling stock' 88058='Other specified person hit by rolling. (cdc.gov)
  • 88071='Passenger on railway in accident of u...' 88072='Pedestrian in railway accident of uns. (cdc.gov)
  • 88059='Unspecified person hit by rolling stock' 88060='Railway employee in other specified r...' 88061='Passenger on railway in other specifi. (cdc.gov)
  • All the parts we sell are OEM (Original Equipment) used airbags that we certify by our own internal five point inspection. (airbagcenter.com)
  • On September 19, 2013, at approximately 4:28 p.m. a 58-year-old heavy equipment mechanic was replacing an air bag on a tri-axle dump truck. (cdc.gov)
  • This report presents the findings of this review, which indicate that during January 1993-November 1996, annual increases occurred for both the number of fatal injuries to children resulting from air-bag deployments and the proportion of dual air bag-equipped vehicles ( Table 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, if it has a color associated with the right side airbag then it includes a cover that is attached with the airbag. (airbagcenter.com)
  • The victim was lying on his right side with 1/3 of his body on the creeper. (cdc.gov)
  • The next year, a French company designed the first vehicle that, unlike the motor carriage of Massachusetts, truly resembled the vehicles of today, complete with a passenger compartment and an area where a driver could sit behind a steering wheel, brake, and clutch. (medscape.com)
  • ON - the airbag is activated and all front-facing passengers (children and adults) can sit safely on the passenger seat. (volvocars.com)
  • The passenger airbag must always be activated when front-facing passengers (children and adults) are sitting in the front passenger seat. (volvocars.com)
  • Front-facing passengers (children and adults) must never sit on the passenger seat when the airbag is deactivated. (volvocars.com)
  • Two reports of incidents in 1996 suggest that children who are restrained by lap and shoulder belts also may be at risk for severe injury and death associated with air-bag deployment: in separate incidents, two 5-year-old children who were using lap and shoulder belts died as a result of air-bag deployment. (cdc.gov)
  • However, for at least six reasons, children are more likely than adults to be improperly positioned in relation to a deploying air bag, and therefore at increased risk for serious injury. (cdc.gov)
  • Second, because of the positioning of forward-facing child restraints, children who are properly buckled into such restraints are several inches closer to the intense forces of air bag deployment. (cdc.gov)
  • Front passenger air bags can injure or kill young children in a crash. (cdc.gov)
  • The mechanic walked around the truck to the passenger side and observed the victim's left hand on the handle of the jack. (cdc.gov)
  • Mechanic struck and killed by over-pressurized suspension air spring on tractor trailer - Kentucky. (cdc.gov)
  • Broad commercial adoption of airbags occurred in many markets during the late 1980s and early 1990s. (wikipedia.org)
  • Air-filled bladders were in use as early as 1951. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first commercial designs were introduced in passenger automobiles during the 1970s, with limited success, and actually caused some fatalities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Its first commercial use was not implemented until after the patent expired in 1971, at which point the airbag was installed in a few experimental Ford cars. (wikipedia.org)
  • Compare prices, trims, specs, options, features and scores of up to five cars, trucks or SUVs that are available in Canada with our free side-by-side car comparison tool. (autotrader.ca)
  • The airbag provides an energy-absorbing surface between the vehicle's occupants and a steering wheel, instrument panel, body pillar, headliner, and windshield, for example. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is important to note that some dash airbags do not come with a dash cover. (airbagcenter.com)
  • If the passenger airbag is deactivated, the electric seatbelt tensioner on the passenger side will also be deactivated. (volvocars.com)
  • For example, on our web site when you see the words (Inner bag no dash cover) that will tell you that it does not include the dash panel. (airbagcenter.com)
  • Pneumothorax Pneumothorax is air in the pleural space causing partial or complete lung collapse. (msdmanuals.com)