Asia built Car Airbag Not Deploying!?!

[Circuitman]

Just found this out recently the multiple vehicle accident at NLEX cause by heavy rains, personally saw the Innova at Car Dealer service area, total wreak, but the airbag didn't deploy, the guys at the dealer also said so. And in the news the day it happen, the the Everest airbag also didn't deploy, complained the fatalities husband. Hope gov't do more to champion consumers rights against defective and lemon cars.

[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)

[nugundam93]

the owners' manual will also state which circumstances will inflate the airbags, and the one that happened to the everest is not one of those.

oh okay, i saw that diagram on the manual of the outlander. i'll try to scan and upload it when i have the time. i dunno about other car manuals though.

so basically, the everest was not a lemon.

[OTEP]

Well, it is not fair to judge a vehicle as a lemon just because the SRS did not deploy. There are too many factors involved including the mechanics and dynamics of the actual crash.

[nugundam93]

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

ako naman i hope there won't come a time where either i or family members would test out the airbag.

[niky]

I've been in a couple of impacts myself, and I've never had airbags deploy on me. There are very specific circumstances wherein airbags will deploy. Getting sandwiched is not one of them. If, and only if, the initial impact is in front, and in excess of a certain speed, then the airbags will deploy.

[kmo]

dpeende nga talga sa pagkakatama ng sasakyan mo if your car is only equipped with the driver side airbag most likely kailnga s aharap ka tamaan at tatamaan rinyung chassis mo for it to deploy de naman to like mga bmw benz with the 10 12 airbags na kahit san ka tmaan dedeploy yung airbag

[oldblue]

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)

thanks for clarification. lately hindi ako nag-seat belt coz I had the impression na may backup airbag naman hehehe. mali pala

[nugundam93]

ouch yan kung ganun. the airbag, if it deploys, will bounce you around like a ball...only, more painful. :D

[jagxtrm]

saan naman kaya ang sensors ng ibang cars na may airbags sa gilid, like volvo?

kc pag sa driver and/or front passenger lng ang may airbag, cgurado ang sensor nya nasa bandang engine...

[zero]

i just wonder kung re-usable ang airbags?

[theveed]

No they're not.

[JohnM]

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

[Automahn]

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

Bakit naman po?

[OTEP]

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]

here's a wrecked city:

[Psylocke]

airbags deployed:

[ian_rex]

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]

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.

[boybi]

ano kaya ang feeling ng nasalpok ng airbag? diba around 200kph ang force nito?