Airbags, difficult to defend after the accident

Automotive airbags are an intuitive factor for ordinary car buyers to measure the safety of a car. Thus, whether the number of airbags and possession of airbags has become the selling point of major auto makers. Recently, CCTV reported several incidents in which serious car accidents and car airbags were not opened caused many car owners to start worrying. On the 13th, the reporter found that China does not have national standards for airbags. This makes it difficult for victims to argue with auto makers for lack of theoretical evidence.

The Airbag Occurred in the Traffic Accident Did Not Open In the afternoon of January 16, 2011, Mr. Li died of a car crashed into a tree on the side of the road. According to the scene of the accident issued by the local traffic police department, the safety performance and technical condition of the vehicle driven by Mr. Li was no problem. However, Mr. Li’s wife believes that one of the main reasons why her husband died was that the car airbag was not opened.

On April 8, 2011, Mr. Wang and his wife were hit by a retrograde 120 ambulance while driving home. The car Mr. Wang drove was seriously damaged. The three passengers sitting on the co-pilot’s wife were knocked out and the head was injured. The airbag on the car did not open. Mr. Wang believes that the fact that airbags were not opened in time when a car accident occurred was an important cause of serious injuries to both their own and their wives. Afterwards, Mr. Wang had several negotiations with the brand car dealer. The person in charge of the 4S store stated that the manufacturer had already conducted a detailed inspection of the accident vehicle. The test results show that the impact strength of the vehicle when the accident occurred is insufficient, so it does not cause the airbag to start, which is a normal phenomenon.

Airbag Air Force National Mandatory Standard Missing In 1952, "car air cushion" was born in the United States. By the 1970s, car airbags had begun to be widely used in automobiles. At present, the vast majority of small passenger vehicles have already installed airbags, but China has no relevant national standards.

According to the introduction of Mr. Jiang, a senior automotive engineer in the city, due to the complicated structure of the automobile airbag itself, all countries are very rigorous in standard setting. It took the United States more than a decade to set standards. Until 1984, the U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Committee added the requirements for the installation of airbags to the Federal Motor Safety Standard. Since then, there have been the first clear legal guidelines for the development and use of airbags. Since then, Europe and Japan have adopted the corresponding legislation on airbags for cars.

It is understood that China's relevant departments have been conducting research on airbag safety standards. On October 28, 1999, the State Bureau of Machinery Industry issued the "Design Rules for Frontal Collision Occupant Protection", which clearly stated the safety standards for car occupants in the event of a car collision. In April 2006, three recommended national standards for airbag components were introduced. However, it only stipulates the test method for a single component, etc., which belongs to the test standard of components before assembly, rather than the evaluation standard of the entire airbag integrated system. It is an airbag module indoor testing standard. It only provides for airbag testing in high temperature, low temperature, vibration and other aspects, and it can not be used as a basis for judging whether the airbag manufacturing quality is qualified or whether the airbag is matched with a specific vehicle, and it cannot be used as a judgment of accident occurrence. Whether the rear airbag should be opened or not.

There is no written guarantee for consumer rights. Due to the lack of standards, testing organizations cannot define the quality of car airbags and whether their matching processes are qualified. After consumers and car manufacturers have disputes, even if consumers make complaints to the consumer associations and other departments, they will not be able to conduct mediation due to lack of standards. Some consumers sue to the court, and the court often cannot determine whether the product has quality defects because of the lack of standards, so that the legitimate rights and interests of consumers cannot be effectively protected.

According to the introduction of the Jiang engineer, for the current automobile airbags that are put on the market, they are mainly judged based on the instructions provided by airbag manufacturers and automobile manufacturers, enterprise standards, and expert assessments, on-site reproduction tests, and the like. The company's standards are mainly based on the degree of match between the airbag and the vehicle, so the airbag standards for different companies and different models are different.

It is understood that in accordance with international practice, automotive manufacturers have to conduct tests on air quality matching tests on dozens of vehicles. In order to reduce research and development costs, some domestic manufacturers even develop tests on one or two vehicles. Relevant standards were put into production.

Safety can't rely on airbags completely. "When I buy a car, I value the car's safety. I always think that only with enough airbags can we guarantee life safety in the event of an accident." I have heard that some vehicles cannot open airbags in the event of an accident. I think this is a product quality issue. It is hoped that relevant departments should issue strict and uniform standards as soon as possible.

It is understood that the currently used car airbag sensors will only start when they meet certain conditions. The collision angle and position will affect the airbag opening. In addition, current airbags for vehicles are designed for adults. The large impact force at the time of popping not only does not protect the children under 3 years old, but also may cause serious personal injury.

Ginger engineers suggested that the best protection when driving a car is safety belts. In most cases of accidents, the seat belts play 60% of all protection, and the remaining 40% only include body steel, airbags, and ABS. Other protection devices. In other words, the protection of airbags to consumers is not particularly great.