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How Front Airbags Activate

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Airbag

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In this video, produced by a forensic biomechanics association, we demonstrate how front airbags activate in the event of a collision. Regarding the driver's airbag, we see the immediate inflation of the airbag without causing damage to the vehicle, and it seems that the part that flies away is not large enough to cause damage to the vehicle or the occupant.

In the case of the passenger airbag, we see that the cover that flies away definitely causes significant damage to the windscreen, breaking it in several places; it would certainly have caused injuries to the head of a passenger seated in that position.


Updated on 3 October 2026 by ScegliAuto


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