It's required by law.
1995
There is no vehicle sold from a dealer in the United States that does not have airbags due to the fact that manufacturers are required to install them. Therefore, the only way to find a car in the United States that does not have an airbag is to either uninstall the airbags personally or buy a used car in which they have already been removed.
Airbags
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No. They are fairly recent.
No.
1998
Newer cars are equiped with new safety devices such as airbags, anti lock braking system, and seatbelts. Yes and older cars like my restoration haas no airbags
No. There are federal regulations mandating that cars sold/traded in the US past a certain year must have seat belts and airbags. If you were sold a car(1993ish or higher) and it doesn't have an airbag then chances are the vehicle was totaled and repaired. If the car was built before airbags were required by law, then the car can be sold without airbags.
GM introduced the first cars with Air Bags in 1973.GM introduced the first cars with Air Bags in 1973.
Side impact airbags are there to reduce injuries to the head, neck and torso. Like front airbags they deploy instantly on impact. Side airbags deploy from the roof, door panels and seats. Furthermore, like front airbags the side airbags have reduced limb and torso injuries significantly and because of there safety record most new cars are now equipped with side airbags as standard equipment.