re: Toyota Fortuner crashes, Air bags did not deploy *EDIT* Another similar case Pg.7 Quote:
Originally Posted by dkaile I think that is a unjustified comment in context of this topic. I sense other intentions of the OP in starting such a topic to maybe get this point across. With so many news of many electronics failure in the compared vehicle, the same may happen to it, even when the airbags were supposed to deploy. |
Let me make my intentions clear once again. I do not represent M & M, nor I own the XUV nor I am a fanboy of M & M nor do I benefit in any ways by "maligning" Toyota or for that matter any other manufacturer. As already stated, I questioned the deployment of the air bags under these situations and questioned whether air bags should have been more sensitive or not and whether these should have deployed or not. Quote:
Originally Posted by dkaile As correctly pointed out by many mods, frontal airbag deployment depends upon the destruction of the frontal crumple zones which seem to be intact in this case. As such this was one of my worries for not adding any bull bars to my Fortuner in case of such an event. Further it was the solid integrity of the build quality which saved all the occupants even after multiple roll ups although all around seat-belts contributed too. |
I do agree that the bull bars may have caused the sensors to miss the impact to some extent, but I also dont agree that only destruction of the front will have the air bags deployed. And does the front fender and the body shell/frame under it not constitute part of the front crumple zone? In this case, the fender and the body shell has been damaged with the body shell underneath the fender caving into the engine bay. So, to a layman like me it constitutes a damage to the front crumple zone. As can be seen from the above Innova accident posted by tazmaan, the front has not the slightest damage and the vehicle has damage only to the passenger side and invariably the passenger side air bag has deployed as it should. It seems that the sensors here worked perfectly and I hoped this should have been the case. Now, many would again say that the Innova did not have the bull bar, and so the bumper sensors triggered the air bags. But, then it thorws the argument out of the window that only severe destruction of the front triggers the air bags and air bag sensors have a threshold that it does not deploy in minor dinks as here the front is completely intact. In the Fortuners case, the front portion did take the hit and was much more damaged. So, its unfathomable that none of the sensors got the slightest input despite the bull bar.
But, having said that, it seems that understanding the deployment of the air bags still is controversial with different situations. So, would request the more techincal and knowledgeable among us to throw more light on the general working of the air bags for enhancing our knowledge.
PS: Pls do not assign any ulterior motives or malafide intent behind this thread. The Fortuner still is one of my most favourite vehicles on Indian roads. So chill !!! ![Thumbs Up](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbs up.png)
Last edited by wanderer4x4 : 2nd January 2012 at 14:25.
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