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New safety rules weighed for side windows in autos
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 days ago
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Now it wants window protection that would prevent an adult not wearing a seat belt from moving more than four inches beyond the window pane in a rollover. Tuesday, leaves it to car companies to determine the necessary modifications, but it seemed likely...
Tags: NHTSA, air bag, Wade Newton, Washington, Automobile safety, Airbag, Road safety, Rollover, Road transport, Car safety, Disaster Accident, Aerospace, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Prolific 'BMW bandits' steal parts from more than 50 luxury cars on the Westside
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 21 days ago
Credibility Professional burglars working in Westside and Mid-Wilshire areas have targeted more than 50 BMWs in recent months, making away with expensive auto parts but leaving behind cellphones and laptop computers. Air bags that cost thousands of dollars to replace...
Tags: air bag, Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, BMW, Theft
Ford unveils air bag seat belts
Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts. The belts expand like an air bag in the event of a crash and distribute the force of the impact across...
Tags: seat belt, Ford Motor Company, inflatable seat, air bag
Honda recalls 1,500 cars due to faulty air bags
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
Credibility Inspire and Saber passenger cars in Japan following a fatal accident in the United States involving a ruptured air bag...Wednesday there were seven accidents in the U.S. between February 2007 and May 2009 in which metal fragments flew from ruptured driver-side...
Air bags, seat belts best protection against spine fractures
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility This research project examined the records of more than 20,000 crash victims aged 16 and older admitted to Wisconsin hospitals after car or truck crashes from 1994 to 2002. In 2007, there were over six million motor vehicle accidents in the US. Nearly...
Tags: air bag, seat belt, spine fractures, Medical College of Wisconsin, motor vehicle, truck crashes, wisconsin hospitals, older admitted, crashes victims, best protection
Nissan recalls vehicles over air bag concerns
Mexico City :: Mexico | about 1 year ago
Credibility Nissan says the recall includes 140,000 Nissan Altima cars from the 2007-2008 model years. It also involves 2007-2008 model years of the Infiniti EX35, G35 Sedan, G37 and the Nissan 350Z, Murano and Rogue. The Japanese automaker said Wednesday an issue...
Tags: Nissan Murano, Nissan Altima, Nissan Motor Company, national highway, voluntary recalls, U.S, air bag, infiniti g35, infiniti ex35, highway traffic
Toyota develops rear window air bag
Taipei :: Taiwan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Toyota has developed a rear window air bag to updgrade protection for back-seat passengers, the company said Tuesday. In the event of a rear-end collision, the air bag is ejected from the roof lining above the rear window and spreads like a curtain to...
Tags: rear window, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corporation, air bag
Investors Business Daily: Honda to Begin Using Third Generation Pedestrian Dummy in Crash Tests to Enable Evaluation of Injuries to the Lower Back and Upper Leg
Tōkyō :: Japan | about 1 year ago
Credibility III, in vehicle-to-pedestrian crash tests before the end of this year, with the aim of reducing pedestrian lower back and upper leg injuries which are common in collisions between a pedestrian and a SUV or mini-van. III, the reproduction fidelity for...
Tags: Honda Motor Co, air bag, upper leg
Airbags may fail on some BMW models
Miami :: FL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Affected models include some 2006 3-series and 2004-06 5-series and X3 vehicles. BMW says owners can continue to drive the vehicles, but they should notify their local BMW dealer and stop using the passenger seat if the air bag warning lamp and the passenger...
BMW recalling 200,000 vehicles
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The German automaker says the recall involves the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series, and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport utility vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its Web site Wednesday that small cracks...
Tags: BMW, bmw recalls, air bag, passenger air
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