410,000 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Trucks Recalled Over Exploding Airbags
9 Jul 2021, 19:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From the ashes of the Takata Corporation, Joyson Safety Systems is responsible for the faulty airbags in 410,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks
Tucano Urbano’s Airscud Is a Premium Airbag Vest You Can Pre-Order Now
26 May 2021, 21:45 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / If you place your order soon, you will also get a free pair of add-on sleeves that transform the Airscurd into a complete riding jacket
Porsche Recalls Cayenne Over Missing Heating Element for the Passenger Seat
18 May 2021, 14:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a U.S.-spec Cayenne manufactured between the 2020 and 2021 model years, your Cayenne may be missing the heating element for the passenger seat
Toyota Recalls a Quarter of a Million Venza SUVs Over Airbag Wiring Issue
14 Apr 2021, 11:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota recalling all of the Venza models it sold between 2009 and 2015 on account of a possible airbag sensor wiring issue
Using an Airbag to Launch Someone Off a Bridge: What Could Go Wrong?
12 Apr 2021, 11:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Airbags may be little but they pack quite a punch, so why someone would want to sit on them as they deploy is anyone's guess
A Chevy Silverado, a Most Unusual Crash and a Face Full of Airbag
28 Feb 2021, 06:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Viral video shows truck mounted onto a parking bollard and stop sign, with the driver freeing it by reversing before the side airbag deploys
Ford Installed Faulty Takata Parts During Collision Repairs, 150K Cars Recalled
19 Feb 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford says some 145,000 of its vehicles may be at risk of having been fitted with the faulty Takata parts while undergoing collision repairs
Takata Airbag Recall Saga Continues With 3.04 Million Ford Vehicles
20 Jan 2021, 21:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After four years of fighting the NHTSA, Ford has been ordered to recall the Takata airbag inflators in approximately 3.04 million U.S. vehicles
Motorcycle Airbag Pants Are Coming Under the Mo’Cycle Brand
1 Jan 2021, 06:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airbag Inside Sweden AB is gearing up for crowdfunding campaign launch, with a product that promises to save the butt of all motorcycle riders – literally
Understanding the Revolutionary Front Passenger Airbag in the 2021 Acura TLX
7 Dec 2020, 11:33 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The Japanese manufacturer has developed a innovative new front airbag that exponentially increases safety in the event of a frontal collision
Deadly Airbags Force Volvo to Recall Older S60 and S80, One Fatality Confirmed
7 Nov 2020, 20:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a Volvo S60 and S80 from the 2001 or 2003 model years and you live in a hot and humid state, your car is most certainly under recall
Alpinestars Reveals the Newest Airbag Top, the Tech-Air Off-Road
4 Nov 2020, 07:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This piece of equipment is set to become strictly mandatory at the 2021 Dakar Rally. Given its top-of-the-line features, Alpinestars seems like a good choice
Alpinestars’ Tech-Air 5 Should Be a Part Of Every Rider’s Gear
22 Jul 2020, 18:50 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / All forms of protective motorcycling gear are evolving fast, continuously raising safety standards in the industry as the years go by
2021 Acura TLX Goes Big on Safety With Airbag That Wraps Around the Head
25 Jun 2020, 13:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The “baseball mitt”-like airbag contains three separate chambers and one uninflated panel, keeping the head contained in case of an impact
Mazda Recalls Already Recalled Vehicles Over Defective Takata Airbag Inflators
27 Nov 2019, 09:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately 117,000 vehicles in the U.S. are under recall as per Mazda, and quite a few of them had their Takata airbags replaced with Takatas in the past
Subaru Recalls Older Forester Over Loose Electrical Connection
15 Oct 2019, 12:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 366,282 examples of the breed, that's how many Foresters from the 2015 through 2018 model year are under recall in the U.S. of A.
ZF Demonstrates Pre-Crash External Airbag, Will Turn Your Car Into a Pufferfish
7 Jun 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Automotive supplier proposes adding more sensors to the exterior of the car, which would deploy an external airbag milliseconds before impact
Honda Recalls CR-V In South Korea, Canada, the United States Over Airbag Issue
23 May 2019, 13:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the Takata mess-up is a thing of the past, Honda still has trouble with airbags in the 2019 Honda CR-V in multiple markets
IIHS Says Current Seat Belt Systems Are Dangerous for Rear Passengers
25 Apr 2019, 08:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / IIHS study finds that rear seat occupants get injured or killed even when wearing their seatbelts because of the systems' limitations
Hyundai Working on Airbags That Deploy During Secondary Impact
21 Jan 2019, 13:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The technology Hyundai is working on will be able to detect the status of the car itself and the occupants and determine whether airbag inflation is needed