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If
something is between an occupant and an air
bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it
might force the object into that person. The path
of
an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t
put anything between an occupant and an air
bag, and don’t attach
or
put anything on the
steering wheel hub or on or near any other air
bag covering.
When should an air bag
inflate?
An
air
bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe
frontal
or
near-frontal
crash.
The
air
bag
will
inflate
only
if
the impact speed is above the system’s designed
“threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight into a
wall that doesn’t
move
or
deform, the threshold level is
about
9
to
14
mph
(14
to
23
km/h).
The threshold level
can vary, however, with specific vehicle design,
so
that
it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your
vehicle strikes something that will move or deform, such
as a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The
air bag is not designed to inflate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help the occupant.
In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air
bag should have inflated simply because of the damage
to a vehicle
or
because of what the repair costs were.
Inflation
is
determined
by
the angle of the impact and
how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
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