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    Question ID:   18612         Current Version: 1
Question: Do all new vehicles come with advanced frontal air bags?
Category: Automotive & Transportation > Driving & Safety
Keywords: new, vehicles, car, have, front, advanced frontal air bags
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No. Vehicle models equipped with advanced frontal air bags will be phased into the marketplace over the next few years. Beginning September 1, 2003, 20 percent of each manufacturer's vehicles intended for sale in the United States must meet NHTSA's advanced frontal air bag requirements. The percentage will increase to 65 percent by September 1, 2004 for 2005 Model Year vehicles and to 100 percent by September 1, 2005 for 2006 Model Year vehicles. All passenger cars and light trucks produced after September 1, 2006 will have advanced frontal air bags.

The advanced air bag rule (as part of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208) applies to all classes of vehicles-passenger cars and light trucks, such as pickups, SUVs and vans-that have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds or less and an unloaded vehicle weight of 5,500 pounds or less. The GVWR is the weight of the empty vehicle plus the maximum weight of cargo and passengers that can be safely loaded in the vehicle, as specified by the manufacturer.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

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