Vehicles are equipped with safety features that ensure that drivers and passengers are traveling safely on the road. However, there are some cases where these safety elements fail and put passengers at risk for injuries or, worse, death. In the past decades since the birth of cars, two main features…
If your vehicle has an airbag system, it will more than likely have an SRS light. There will be an SRS symbol on your dashboard next to a symbol of a person seated with an airbag in the front. A lit-up SRS light means that there’s trouble somewhere with the…
If you’ve driven a car or any other kind of automobile vehicle for a significant amount of time, then you probably already know what airbags are. Airbags protect a car’s occupants from injuries by inflating extremely quickly during a collision, absorbing the energy released by the impact. These implements save…
Airbags are a fantastic invention. They protect us in the event of a crash. When a front end collision or even a side collision occurs the airbags are there to protect us from harm. In addition to the seatbelt, the airbag prevents us from colliding with the metal frame of…
Accidents happen; that’s a fact, and if you’re involved in one, and your airbags deploy, you may ask yourself, “What do I do now?” Well, replacing airbags can get costly, and you could find yourself paying upwards of $1,000 to $1,500 for one airbag. With other issues caused by the…
Has your vehicle been in an accident? Airbag light on? Your airbag can come on for many reasons. If your airbags have deployed, then you might think that they are now useless, and you need to throw it out and pay hundreds of dollars for a new one. Before you…
The Supplemental Restraint System has the important job of protecting both the driver as well as any passengers in the event of an accident. Since the airbag module is like the brains of this system, it determines what needs to occur when. The SRS can protect you only if it…
After any auto accident, it is important to observe any repairs that you may need to do on both the external parts of the vehicle (such as bumper), as well as the internal components (such as the Supplemental Restraint System). Aside from obvious things like getting an airbag module reset,…
You may already know that your vehicle has an SRS airbag control module stored in it and that the entire airbag system runs through this unit. You may also be aware that your airbags will not deploy, or work in general if there are any faults in the module. However,…
While driving down the road, there are several things you are keeping your eye on including your speed, the road, passing cars, and even your gas tank. However, with all that, it is easy to ignore yet another light or thing to focus on. This includes the airbag light. You…
