Asia built Car Airbag Not Deploying!?!

**zero** · February 14th, 2006 12:22 PM

i just wonder kung re-usable ang airbags?

**theveed** · February 14th, 2006 12:33 PM

No they're not.

**JohnM** · February 14th, 2006 12:33 PM

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/airbag.htm

**Automahn** · February 16th, 2006 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by OTEP

(This is essentially a non-issue for me since I avoid acquiring vehicles with airbags)

Bakit naman po?

**OTEP** · February 16th, 2006 09:11 PM

Because I'd rather have ABS. hahaha.

Seriously, I'm not very particular about it. Even when I drive one equipped with airbags, I just use it as if the bags weren't there. Para walang false sense of security.

On older vehicles naman, the airbags might be unreliable already and I'm not sure if my restorer can handle these systems during disassembly/reassembly of the vehicle.

**Psylocke** · February 16th, 2006 09:39 PM

here's a wrecked city:

**Psylocke** · February 16th, 2006 09:40 PM

airbags deployed:

**ian_rex** · February 16th, 2006 09:50 PM

tama si sir otep. ako i'd rather have abs than airbags. but in my case i have both. pero i still put my money on the abs though.

sir psylocke, kaninong city yan?

**number001** · February 16th, 2006 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by OTEP

The Everest was hit from the rear. The airbags will not inflate in such instances. The occupants were also not wearing their seatbelts (I guess that would be their fault). Airbags are also known as SRS. The first S being SUPPLEMENTAL meaning they are not the primary restraints system. The seatbelt is still the primary restraint system of any vehicle.

Airbags will not always inflate. That is a given. As for the Innova, I'm not sure but I think the frame rails did not take the brunt of the impact. Most of the impact was caught by the fascia, fenders and hood. The airbag sensor will have a hard time deciding whether to deploy or not in that instance since the G-forces will not be as high.

As always, wear your seatbelts. Airbags are only designed to supplement, not replace, safety belts.

(This is essentially a non-issue for me since I avoid acquiring vehicles with airbags)

Most brand new vehicles now come with airbags as standard, even the high-end variants of sub compacts like the 1.5li vtec City and Jazz. Toyota's most affordable, Vios J, even has one. In this day and age, it is simply impossible to buy a car without an airbag installed as standard (an exception: Hyundai Tucson 4x2). Of course, the sub-compacts in the lower-end dont have airbags yet.