There are a few reasons for this, but the most prevalent is a scam in which a car that’s experienced a previous collision has had its deployed airbag improperly replaced, sometimes with stolen ...

These can explode when deployed and send sharp metal fragments flying, which could seriously injure or kill the driver or passengers. The driver’s seat front airbag is not in danger of explosion ...

we began a two-part series about the serious problem of airbag fraud. We found that some unscrupulous auto repair shops have victimized consumers by failing to replace airbags that deployed in a ...

following two reports of people suffering shrapnel injuries during a crash when their driver's airbag deployed. The following year, NHTSA upgraded that preliminary evaluation into a full ...

Ron Moore uses a video to illustrate what happens when the second-stage airbag inflator module is deployed. Ron Moore captures video of the second deployment of dual-stage airbags. When rescue ...

Honda is recalling more than 750,000 vehicles due to a potentially deadly hazard with the vehicle's airbag system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. Federal safety ...

A police report shows that the Volvo was a former rental car that crashed into a concrete barrier a year earlier, and its front airbag was deployed. A photo taken before the car was auctioned also ...

When I had the car accident, the airbag didn't go off instantly, but a few seconds after the impact. The impact was violent when it deployed, throwing my face backwards. My seatbelt saved me ...