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Record 1 2012-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

When NHTSA [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] changed its air bag testing requirements in 1997, many manufacturers reduced the inflation power, or aggressiveness, of first generation air bags to lessen the likelihood of air bag-related injuries and deaths. These less powerful air bags are known as "depowered" air bags and began appearing in vehicles that same year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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