To help consumers protect themselves, Carfax now makes the air bag deployment information in its database available for free. "No question, air bags are a lifesaver," said Larry Gamache ...

In late-model autos, a computer decides how airbags should deploy. It uses an electronic scale that directs the bag to deploy only if the rider is above a certain weight, and it can deploy at two ...

A fault in the software could cause the dual-stage airbag to deploy instead of the single-stage one. Fiat is recalling the ...

When a fall is detected, two airbags deploy over the hip. This way, the hip is protected. The system takes just 200 milliseconds to detect a fall. It uses sensors like gyroscopes and accelerometers.

A man escaped uninjured after he reversed from a parking spot and crashed into a tree, leaving his SUV suspended in the air ...

A Domino’s Pizza driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing into a car in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. The ...

As if driving the old Dodge Viper (not the fancy new SRT model) isn't intimidating enough, imagine trying to wrangle that V10 beast and then suddenly having the airbags deploy. Yikes. That's ...

If your car had this problem, a warning light would come on, but more seriously, the airbags would not deploy in an accident. Kia estimates that less than 1% of the cars using this ACU have this ...