Black plate (56,1)
l
Rear-ending or running under a truck's
tail gate may not provide the stopping
force necessary for air bag deployment.
Non-activation of front air bags
Front air bags will not normally inflate in
the following cases:
l
Collision from the rear.
l
Impact to the side, but it may deploy
the side air bags.
l
Vehicle roll-over, may deploy the side
air bags but not the front air bags.
Side air bag activation
í
The severi ty of impact above the designed
threshold level to one side of the vehicle
(driver or passenger side areas) will cause
a side air bag on that side to inflate, but it
will not normally deploy the front air
bags.
Limitations to side air bag activation
í
Depending on the severity of impact, a
side air bag may not inflate in the
following cases:
l
Frontal offset impact may not provide
enough side impact to deploy the side
air bags.
l
Side impacts involving trees or poles
can cause severe cosmetic damage but
may not have en ough impact force to
activate the side air bags.
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Essential Safety Equipment
í
Some models.
SRS Air Bags
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