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The impact sets off the air bag. Some cars can disable the air bag, some cars will detect when a passenger it sitting on the seat and what they weigh disabling if the weight requirement is not met.
The calculation of what? The gross weight? The curb weight?
yes there is a weight requirement
The passenger air bag is disabled by a weight sensor in the passenger seat. If the weight of the occupant is under a predetermined weight or is unoccupied the passenger air bag is automatically disabled.
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This varies by state and is sometimes not dependent on the child's age, but on their height and weight.
The passenger seat has a weight sensor which automatically turns the airbag 'on' at a certain weight. If there isn't enough weight in the seat, the system determines that there is no passenger in the seat and leaves the airbag OFF. The weight sensor can also cause the passenger airbag to deploy with less force if it determines the passenger is small and might be injured by a full-force deployment.
The curb weight of the 2012 Nissan NV-Passenger is 6697 lbs..
The curb weight of the 2013 Nissan NV-Passenger is 6696 lbs..
CURB WEIGHT: the wight of a vehicle when unladen with passenger(s) and/or cargo. GVW: weight of vehicle laden with cargo and passenger(s)
The gross weight of the 2012 Nissan NV-Passenger is 9520 lbs..
The gross weight of the 2013 Nissan NV-Passenger is 9520 lbs..