Airbags saved 50,000 lives between 1987 and 2017, but many cars have switches that allow you to turn off the passenger airbag. When and why should you do this?

The latest vehicle airbag systems are much more complex than crash-response systems that activate on impact. Beyond the sensors that monitor for collisions on ...

Volkswagen recalls more than 270k SUVs over airbag that may not deploy during a crash The airbag failure risk is due to an issue with the passenger occupant detection system in certain SUV models ...

Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash.

Mazda CX-30 2024 and 2025 Mazda Mazda3 2024 and 2025 Mazda advised affected customers to bring their vehicles to a Mazda dealership so that the sensor could be reprogrammed or replaced, free of ...

Following a sizable recall for its all-electric ID.4 SUV over software in May, Volkswagen fails to escape June without another major recall, this one over airbag-related concerns. More than ...

Mitsubishi will recall 261 of the company's 2012 i-MiEV electric vehicle for a potential faulty airbag sensor. According to Mitsubishi, the front airbags could deploy late or not at all during a ...

Chrysler calling in 1,912 Vipers over airbag sensors A recall of less than 2,000 units wouldn’t ordinarily factor on our radar screens. But then the Viper is no ordinary car.

Nissan said Friday it will recall 3.53 million vehicles worldwide to fix airbag sensors that could malfunction because they don't correctly classify a passenger.

A short circuit in the OCS sensor could cause the airbag to fail to deploy in incidents when it should, according to Toyota’s announcement. A Toyota spokesperson declined to say whether the ...