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In any particular crash, no one can say whether an

airbag should have inﬂated simply because of the

damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair

costs were. For frontal airbags, inﬂation is determined

by the angle of the impact and how quickly the

vehicle slows down in frontal and near-frontal impacts.

For side impact airbags, inﬂation is determined by

the location and severity of the impact.

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate?

In an impact of sufficient severity, the airbag sensing

system detects that the vehicle is in a crash. For

both frontal and side impact airbags, the sensing system

triggers a release of gas from the inﬂator, which

inﬂates the airbag. The inﬂator, airbag, and related

hardware are all part of the airbag modules inside the

steering wheel and in the instrument panel in front of

the right front passenger. For vehicles with side impact

airbags, the airbag modules are located in the ceiling

of the vehicle, near the side windows.

How Does an Airbag Restrain?

In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions,

even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel

or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side

collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside

of the vehicle. The airbag supplements the protection

provided by safety belts. Airbags distribute the force of

the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper

body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But the

frontal airbags would not help you in many types

of collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts, and many

side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion

is not toward the airbag. Side impact airbags would not

help you in many types of collisions, including frontal

or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts,

primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward

those airbags. Airbags should never be regarded

as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and

then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal

collisions for the driver’s and right front passenger’s

frontal airbags, and only in moderate to severe

side collisions for vehicles with a driver’s and right front

passenger’s side impact airbag.

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