Tag: Airbag
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Can I have recycled OEM non-deployed airbags?
According to the experts, airbags from third-party suppliers are not legitimate. Only the original equipment unit bought from the automaker via a new-car dealership can be guaranteed to be safe. But there are alternate sources of original equipment airbags, and they charge a lot less for the parts than do new-car dealerships. They’re automotive recyclers…
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Can airbags stand the test of time?
Through an airbag’s service life, most of time, it hides until the time our lives rely on it such as a car crash. At that critical moment, it deploys instantly, accomplishes its destiny and passes away. That’s not always the story for the noble airbag, and that’s a good thing for car owners. In most…
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What you should know about car airbag as a car owner
An air bag is a safety feature designed to protect passengers in a head-on collision. The term “airbag” itself is misleading since there’s no significant “air” in these cushions. They are, instead, shaped and vented nylon-fabric pillows that fill, when deployed, with nitrogen gas. They are so designed that it can inflate in less than…