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Following a major recall for its smaller Sportage SUV over faulty side curtain airbags in December, Kia has issued a new recall over second-row side airbags, this time for nearly 32,000 Kia ...

Maruti Suzuki leads six-airbag car sales in India, with 97% of its cars now offering enhanced safety as standard. As safety becomes a key buyer priority, Maruti’s shift signals a major brand pivot—but ...

Rivian has issued a recall for R1S electric SUVs built between the end of last October and mid-January. The issue has to do with side-curtain airbags. Apparently they may not be correctly fastened ...

Volkswagen is recalling 143,000 of its big Atlas SUVs in the US because a faulty sensor on the front passenger side can switch the airbag system off under certain conditions. Until the issue can ...

Honda's refreshed 2014 Odyssey (now with 100-percent more vacuum power!) launched last year, but is now being called back for issues related to the side curtain airbags. According to Honda, 24,889 ...

Stellantis is recalling nearly 285,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans, Friday, March 22, 2024, because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and ...

As automotive safety became more of a focus in the 1980s, airbags were introduced in passenger vehicles. Originally offered only for the driver, automakers eventually introduced front passenger ...

GM has filed a patent application for an under-thigh side-impact airbag system for a vehicle. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0065838 A1 with the United States Patent and ...

Although airbags are now a staple, they had a bumpy road when they were first invented. The first car to include them was the 1973 Oldsmobile Toronado.