Airbags

Ways to Reduce Air Bag Risk

•   All vehicle occupants should wear their seat belts on each and every trip. Drivers should sit with at least a 10-inch clearance between the center of the steering wheel or dashboard and their chest. The steering wheel should be tilted upward, not straight across from the torso. Passengers in the front seat should double the distance due to the increased size of the passenger airbag.
•   Drivers are responsible for making sure that everyone is buckled up.
•   Infants in rear-facing child safety seats should never be placed in front of active passenger air bags.
•   Children 12 and under should always be restrained in a child safety seat or a seat belt in the back seat. Even if there isn't a passenger air bag in the vehicle, the safest place for infants and children is properly secured and buckled up in the back seat.
•   Check your vehicle owner's manual and the instructions provided with your child safety seat for correct use information.

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