If your car's front seats have a label like this one and you want to invest in some seat covers, you're out of luck. Photo by Supplied / iStock.com via Getty Images ...

Car seat covers hide stained and worn seats or protect pristine, new ones. Black Panther Universal Seat Cover With Backrest is a faux leather seat that adds class and protection to your vehicle.

The full set includes covers for front and rear seats, air bag cutouts, and covers for headrests. Easy to install, the seat covers include a limited warranty covering defects for two years.

All our cars have side-impact airbags mounted in the front seat backrests. I've always advised people not to do this, when they have asked for seat covers.

Just like the seats, they have seams that are designed to break away when the airbag deploys. Depending on the seat condition, spend a little time with leather conditioner designed for car interiors.

Maxi-Cosi has launched the world’s first child car seat with built-in airbags. The equipment is called AxissFix Air and has been developed in collaboration with French mobile airbag company, Helite.

Heated car seat covers range in pricing but generally won’t be too expensive. Typically, they won’t be more than $60, unless they are fitted with more power options and settings.

MORE than 22,000 car seat covers sold by Kmart are being recalled across Australia because they can prevent side airbags from being deployed.

"A few years ago, we investigated if and how airbags could better protect a child's head and neck in forward-facing car seats." In the UK child seats must be used by law until children reach 12 or ...