Nissan North America Inc. is asking owners of 127,000 Altimas from the 2002 model year to return their vehicles to dealers for replacement of a crash sensor for front airbag deployment.

If you're in an accident where your airbags deploy, you might think it's curtains for your car. That may not necessarily be ...

The NHTSA has opened a preliminary evaluation into the Subaru Forester after receiving multiple complaints about the vehicle's airbag sensor. In total, the NHTSA document dated Aug. 6 claims the ...

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 ...

Then, the airbag ECU, analyzes signals transmitted by the crash sensors to determine whether or not to inflate the airbag. If the result is positive, then the inflation is required, and it takes ...

Chrysler announced that it will reinstall the front airbag sensor in over 355,500 minivans, with the action scheduled to start in June, as Reuters reports. The problem affects 2005-2006 Chrysler ...

Motorcycle Airbag System: Principal Components The airbag module, containing the airbag and inflator, is positioned in front of the rider. The airbag ECU, positioned to the right of the module , ...