Certain Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks May Have Been Produced Without B-Pillar Impact Sensors
19 Apr 2023, 18:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If your 2022 model year Ram 1500 was made between April 11 and April 13 of 2022, chances are you B-pillar impact sensors are missing
Volkswagen Identifies Safety Issue Affecting 143k Atlas Vehicles, Remedy Not Yet Available
4 Apr 2023, 16:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2018 to 2021 Atlas vehicles and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles are recalled due to a potential PODS wiring fault that may deactivate the front passenger airbag
Watch Your Head: Honda's 'Baseball Mitt' Airbag Gets DoT Award for Automotive Excellence
4 Apr 2023, 16:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Research from 2019 led to a critical modification of the frontal passenger airbag construction to improve angled frontal collision head protection
Audi Recalls Q4 e-tron Over Tearing Head Curtain Airbag, 5k Vehicles Affected
31 Mar 2023, 12:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The fancier siblings of the Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 are called back stateside due to a door seal metal inlay that may tear up the head curtain airbag
Kia Issues Safety Recall for the K5 Sedan Due to Incorrectly Installed Airbags
21 Mar 2023, 16:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nearly 190k units of the K5 sedan, produced between the 2021 and 2023 model years, are called back to reinstall the side curtain airbags
BMW Recalls 15,803 Vehicles Over Incorrectly Manufactured Airbags
23 Feb 2023, 19:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Three variants of the iX – of which one isn't even on sale – and one variant of the X1 are called back to replace the driver-side airbag
Subaru Recalls “Blobeye” Impreza and Impreza WRX Repaired Under a Previous Recall
23 Feb 2023, 01:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 130 Imprezas and World Rally eXperimentals from the "Blobeye" era are called back due to incorrectly installed front passenger airbag inflators
The World’s First Airbag Jeans and Vest Offer Full-Body Crash Protection
20 Feb 2023, 11:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mo’cycle has further developed the idea of the Airbag Jeans to create the Airbag Outfit. It will launch later this month, with help from crowdfunding
Airbags in the BMW 7 Series and i7 May Deactivate Due to a Software Issue
9 Feb 2023, 14:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 305 examples of the combustion-engined 760i xDrive and 92 examples of the of the i7 xDrive60 are called back in the U.S.
Honda Issues “Do Not Drive” Warning to Owners of Vehicles Equipped With Takata Airbags
3 Feb 2023, 19:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Roughly 8,200 Honda and Acura vehicles with unrepaired Takata "Alpha" driver-side airbag inflators are still romaing U.S. roads
Ford Patents Bumper Assembly With Integrated Airbag To Mitigate Offset Frontal Crashes
31 Dec 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford acquired a patent for a bumper assembly integrating an airbag system designed to protect in the event of an offset frontal crash
Volkswagen Recalls Beetle Vehicles Equipped With Takata Airbag Inflators That May Explode
30 Dec 2022, 13:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 37,558 coupes and convertibles produced for the 2015 to 2017 model years feature Takata's infamous exploding airbag inflators
STAN the Airbag Backpack Might Look Ridiculous, But It Will Save Your Life in an Accident
25 Dec 2022, 02:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Designed to protect cyclists and bikers in case of an accident, STAN aims to reduce head trauma in a fall by as much as 80%, by means of a protective cushion
2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain Recalled to Address a Safety Issue
21 Dec 2022, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nine units of the 2023 model year Equinox and Terrain feature incomplete front passenger seats that pose a safety risk to children seated there
NHTSA Confirms New Takata-Related Fatality, Urges Owners to Replace Recalled Airbags
19 Dec 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of a 2010 model year Chrysler 300 sadly passed away after a minor crash that resulted in the abnormal deployment of a faulty Takata airbag
IIHS Introduces New Crash Test That Focuses on Back-Seat Safety
14 Dec 2022, 14:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The IIHS has tested 15 small SUVs in a new kind of crash test, which focused on rear passenger safety. Buckle up to read what you need to know about it
Porsche Recalls 911 Over Improper Airbag Deployment
9 Dec 2022, 13:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 53 units produced for the 2022 and 2023 model years are called back due to Porsche using the wrong adhesive between the passenger's airbag lid and the dashboard
Kia Recalls 2023 Sportage: Nearly 77,000 Units May Feature Twisted Side Curtain Airbags
5 Dec 2022, 15:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're currently driving a 2023 model year Sportage, chances are that Kia will send you an envelope with instructions to bring your car in for an inspection
Faulty Takata Airbag Causes Another Fatality in the U.S., NHTSA Issues Urgent Warning
17 Nov 2022, 21:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of a 2006 model year Ford Ranger pickup truck sadly died in June 2022 following a crash that caused the Takata airbag to spew shrapnel toward him
Autoliv and Airoh Will Debut a Concept Motorcycle Helmet With an Integrated Airbag
6 Nov 2022, 16:36 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Autoliv and Airoh have been working for the past two years on a concept motorcycle helmet that integrates an airbag system. They will reveal it at EICMA