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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-ending or running under a truck’s tail gate

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 involving trees or poles

Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles

Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

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