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Does vehicle air bag deployment cause a seat belt to malfuntion?
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∙ 14y ago
If it does, there is something wrong. Be aware that if a vehicle is involved in a collision serious enough that air bags were deployed, all manufacturers recommend that any seat belts which were in use at the time be replaced. Your insurer usually won't tell you this, but you can and should demand those belts be replaced as part of any repairs covered by insurance. Some seat belts have a "charge" in them that the airbag computer also sets off to tighten the belt a little bit during a crash. That type of belt would be unusable after a crash and would need replaced.
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