As you already know, wearing a seat belt is one of the best ways you can protect yourself while driving. Seat belts reduce the risk of death by more than 45% and the risk of serious injury by more than 50%! They save hundreds of thousands of lives every day.…
If you live in the United Kingdom, you likely know what MOT is and what it does. If you live in the United States or another country, you may not be too familiar with it. Let me explain to you below what MOT is and how it is linked to…
If you live in the United Kingdom, you know all about the MOT test. It is a test performed by the Ministry of Transportation that looks at the safety of a vehicle, roadworthiness aspects, and exhaust emissions. Any defects or faults found can cause you to fail the test. That…
Many things can go wrong with a seat belt that makes it faulty. One of the most common problems that people experience with their seat belts is having it not retract properly after years of usage. This is a problem, as a normally functioning seat belt should retract smoothly and…
The way that airbags work is by detecting whether or not an occupant is seated on the airbag’s corresponding seat. If there is someone seated in the seat, the manufacturer expects that a seat belt will be worn. If no one is sitting in that seat, the seat belt will…
It’s kind of funny how some car repairs such as battery changes, oil changes, and tire changes are talked about often and most people know how to do then, and then there are things like the airbags that drivers don’t pay much attention to. This doesn’t go to say that…
The airbag light is one of those things you should pay attention to. I say this because ignoring it can be the difference between your life and death. When the airbag light turns on, this means that the airbag system is not properly functioning. Therefore, if you were to find…
Do you know what the meaning of the SRS airbag is? If not, let me fill you in. SRS is an abbreviation for a supplementary, or secondary, restraint system. This is what the airbag system is, and it consists of the actual airbags, the impact sensors, the seat belts, and…
If you are unsure of what causes the airbag light to come on in a vehicle, let me fill you in. The airbag light comes on when any part of the airbag system—which consists of the seat belts, impact sensors, the SRS airbag control module, and the actual airbags—is not…
There are many large vehicle repairs that people know about, such as changing a tire, getting an oil change, or switching out the battery. However, when it comes to smaller things like the service airbags alert, not many people know what exactly to do with them. However, they serve a…