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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

Side and curtain air bag activation*

Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle (driver or passenger side areas) will 
cause the side and curtain air bags to inflate, but it will not normally deploy the front air 
bags.

Limitations to side and curtain air bag activation*

Depending on the severity of impact, the side and curtain air bags may not inflate in the 
following cases:

Side impacts involving trees or poles can 
cause severe cosmetic damage but may not 
have enough impact force to activate the 
side* and curtain* air bags.

Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles 
may not provide enough force to deploy the 
side* and curtain* air bags.

Vehicle roll-over may not provide enough 
side force to deploy the side* and curtain* 
air bags.

Frontal offset impact may not provide 
enough side impact to deploy the side* and 
curtain* air bags.

*Some models.

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