Black plate (69,1)
Limitations to SRS Air Bag
In severe collisions such as those described previously in
“
SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria
”
, the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents,
the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.
Limitations to front/near front collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be
detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Impacts involving trees or poles
Frontal offset impact to the vehicle
Rear-endin
g
or runnin
g
under a truck's tail
g
ate
Limitations to side collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as
severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Side impacts involvin
g
trees or poles
Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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