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Top Gear - Airbag deployment #

Posted by Glen Strachan on March 11, 2013, 9:25 am

Year of Manufacture *: 2000

Did anyone see Top Gear last night in Africa ?
His BMW 528 was going over rough ground and the airbag in the passenger door went off.
Later in the show Clarkson claimed that a second one went off.
Is this even possible ?

Re: Top Gear Airbag

Posted by Ian Baxter <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1560' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 11, 2013, 7:57 pm, in reply to "Top Gear Airbag"
Ian Baxter

Hello Glen,
I would say Yes, The owners handbook in my 2002 Landcruiser even makes reference to this if driving over rough ground at high-ish speeds or if hitting a large-ish bumps.
Ian

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Posted by Jim Power <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=ukat3202' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 11, 2013, 8:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Top Gear Airbag"
James Power

I do know of a man who was teaching his daughter to drive in a field.
He was sitting in the passenger seat when the bag went off. He did'nt realize it at the time, but he had ruptured his spleen and became very ill after a couple of days. He spent eight weeks out of work.

I don't remember the make and model.

jim power

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Posted by Lee Mackintosh <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1348' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 11, 2013, 11:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Top Gear Airbag"
Lee Mackintosh

Didn't Volvo have a problem many years back with airbags being deployed with just minimal impact.

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Posted by Steve Kefford <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1094' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 14, 2013, 1:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Top Gear Airbag"
Stephen Kefford

Had a BMW 318 come in the other week which had gone over a brick on the motorway and set off drivers curtain and door air bags, no suspension damage so impact not that bad.

Steve

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