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GM did not invent the air bag. It was invented by American John Hetrick in 1953 while in the U.S. Navy. It used compressed air. The modern air bag system was invented by a Japanese named Yasubaburou Kobori in 1963. Ford was the first American auto company to install air bags and they did it in 1971 followed by Chevrolet in 1973. GM was the first company to make the air bag system standard on it's vehicles.

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