At What Speed Should an Airbag Deploy
Air bags were designed as an additional safety feature to vehicles. Airbags started on only the driver side, then there was both driver and passenger air bags. Now some vehicles even have side air bags. Air bags are designed to deploy in both front and rear end accidents. Hitting a solid barrier at 8 to 14 mph should deploy the air bag. The tricky thing is that if you are going 8 mph and hit something the object you hit and the vehicle are both going to absorb some of the impact and the chances of your air bag going off is slim. If the impact is not even distributed across the entire front end of the car then the air bags are less likely to go off at a slower rate of speed.
Posted by jhancock on 9/2/2009
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Airbag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Because air bag sensors measure deceleration, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have deployed. Occasionally, air bags can deploy due to the vehicleÕs undercarriage violently striking a low object protruding above the roadway surface.
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For most vehicles, this would be the equivalent of hitting a solid barrier at 12 to 15 mph, or hitting another vehicle at a speed of about 25 mph. In reality, the air bag may deploy at higher or lower speeds. ... Any sensor that is obviously sustained physical damage as a result of a collision or other damage should be replaced.
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Chevrolet Cobalt Forum : “at what speed of impact should an airbag deploy” ... is there a minimum speed of impact that an airbag must deploy? Why do the antilock brakes lockup?
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It is a misconception that air bags deploy at a certain speed. ... What is the speed of airbag deployment? What is the speed of deployment of an airbag? What minimum speed should airbag inflate in toyota? Minimum speed for lexus gs300 collision airbag activate? Minimum speed for airbag deployment on 2008 ford explorer?
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Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from ) ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Cars and Vehicles > Auto Parts and Repairs > Auto Body and Interiors > Seat Belts and Safety Systems > What is the minimum speed for airbags to deploy on a 2003 Chevy Tracker?
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Both of this gentleman's airbags deployed, however, the airbag in my truck did not. I had myself checked at a local hospital and I was released okay. My question is "Why didn't my airbag deploy and what should I do about it?" My truck had to be towed from the scene and is still in the shop being repaired.
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Airbags are designed to deploy at a minimum of 8-14 miles per hour when hitting a solid object like a brick wall. If you hit off center, then this changes and more speed is needed. ... Should an airbag deploy, the force against the safety seat could result in serious or fatal injury to the child. Some car companies have...
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Some systems may also have a switch which allows the airbag to be deactivated. Because airbag sensors measure deceleration, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of whether or not an airbag should have deployed. ... AIRBAG DEFECTS, OVERLY AGGRESSIVE AIRBAGS & FAILURE TO DEPLOY, DELAYED DEPLOYMENT,
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