SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
ConditionsinWhichAirbagsWillNot
Deploy
Thedeploymentofairbagsdoesnotdependonthevehicle
speed,butontheobjectthatthevehiclehits,angleof
impactandtherateatwhichthecarchangesspeedasa
resultofacollision.Whentheimpactforceofcollision
isabsorbedordispersedtovehiclebody,airbagsmaynot
deploy;however,airbagsmaysometimesdeployaccording
toimpactcondition.Therefore,thedeploymentofairbags
shallnotbejudgedbasedontheseverityofvehicledamage.
FrontalAirbags
Undercertainconditionsthefrontairbagsmaynotbe
deployed.Someexamplesarelistedbelow.
•Theimpactpointisnotcentraltothefrontofthe
vehicle.
•Theimpactiswithasolidutilitypoleortrafcsignpost.
•Theimpactareaishigh(collisionwiththetailgateofa
higherchassis).
•Frontalcollisionatananglewithguardbars.
•Impactstotherearorsideofthevehicle.
•Thevehiclerollingover.
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