Where does an Airbag come out of?

Question

For example, in my car there is just a plastic dasboard with no holes or spaces for it to come out of (on the passenger side). Does it just pop out of the plastic? Whats to stop the plastic hitting you?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

If you car has front airbags, they come out of the steering wheel and right above the glove box.

Yes, they just pop out of the plastic and years of engineering keeps the plastic from hitting you.

I would be more worried about the metal hitting you in an accident.

Answer 3

Airbags deploy only when they might be needed to prevent serious injury.

Frontal driver and passenger airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal crashes equivalent to hitting a solid barrier at 10-12 mph.

Some manufacturers use different inflation thresholds depending on whether people are using their safety belts.

Thresholds of 10-12 mph typically are used for unbelted occupants, but thresholds are higher — about 16 mph — for belted occupants because the belts alone are likely to provide adequate protection up to these moderate speeds.

Answer 4

steering wheel, pasenger side in the dash, in the columbs between the doors