Question about airbags?

Question

I need information when dual airbags where required in all vehicles by the federal government ?

Answer 1

Frontal airbags: Since the 1999 model year, the federal government has required automakers to install driver and passenger airbags for frontal impact protection in all cars, light trucks, and vans.

Airbags became popular in the early 1990s.

By the 1995 model year, virtually all cars and many light trucks were equipped with driver airbags.

By the 1997 model year, most also had passenger airbags. Therefore, most new vehicles had dual frontal airbags even before they were required by government.

Side airbags: Side airbags are not required by the government, but they are offered as either standard or optional features by many vehicle manufacturers.

Eighty-five percent of all 2008 passenger vehicle models offered side airbags (69 percent as standard equipment, 16 percent as optional equipment).

Of 2008 model year vehicles, side airbags were provided as standard or optional equipment in 92 percent of cars, 100 percent of SUVs, and 56 percent of pickups.

In September 2007, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued new side-impact safety requirements that likely will result in more manufacturers voluntarily equipping their vehicles with side airbags.

The new standard requires automakers to provide increased head and torso protection for front seat and rear seat occupants in side-impact crashes but doesn't mandate side airbags specifically.