Do new cars sold in Mexico for the Mexican market have airbags?
May 16th, 2010 | by cars |
your_dear_old_mother asked:
Since 1998, in the USA, all new cars have dual front airbags, but what about Mexico? Do new cars sold there have airbags? Do some and some don’t? Does the Mexican government have any auto safety laws?
ISIAH
Since 1998, in the USA, all new cars have dual front airbags, but what about Mexico? Do new cars sold there have airbags? Do some and some don’t? Does the Mexican government have any auto safety laws?
ISIAH
4 Responses to “Do new cars sold in Mexico for the Mexican market have airbags?”
By Clay H on May 17, 2010 | Reply
STEWART
you can probably google this for the blanket rule, but the easiest way of checking if a car has airbags is looking on the back of the sun visor and see if there is a safety warning. if mexico doesnt use that, most cars with airbags would at least say SRS or AIRBAG in tiny letters on the steering wheel and the passenger dash area. also, there is usually a light on the instrument panel, it might have a stick guy with an airbag aiming at him, or it might say airbag.
By UCANTCME on May 21, 2010 | Reply
JEROME
I FOUND THIS CONCERNING TRUCKS SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY REALLY HAVE NO SAFETY GUIDELINES WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILES.
Mexican trucks in theory have to comply with U.S. law before they can cross the border, in practice the U.S. needs Mexico to improve safety at home because U.S. border inspectors cannot possibly check every cross-border truck. In fact, studies by the Department of Transportation Inspector General and the General Accounting Office showed that even though less than one percent of cross-border Mexican trucks were inspected, 35 percent of those trucks had to be taken out of service because of serious safety violations. For all of these reasons, the Clinton Administration’s policy was that Mexican trucks would not be allowed full access to the U.S. until considerable safety and oversight improvements were complete.
Last July, the Mexican government finally established a set of fledgling “standards” for commercial trucks and the authority and guidelines for roadside inspections. But a majority of the new inspection standards for critical items such as tires, headlights and hazardous materials are merely voluntary in the first year. Even once they become mandatory, the new rules are far from comprehensive, and in many cases they could provide legal cover for very dangerous practices.
The rules provide the basis for roadside inspections only on Mexico’s federal highways– only 10 percent of Mexican roads– without additional money for inspectors or inspection sites. Until a system of privately owned inspection areas is established, the rules say that inspection checks will be “random” and done by “General Road Inspectors.” There is no mention of special training programs or of any increase in the number of safety checks near border areas.
By Doug G on May 21, 2010 | Reply
KASEY
Most manufacturers build vehicles for the markets around the world that do include airbags. Although they may not be standard equipment, they are made. Our database covers many vehicle that are not available here in the US, but elsewhere in the world and they too have airbags.
Check out what was unveiled last week in Germany (for European countries)
By PETardo on May 24, 2010 | Reply
WESLEY
Airbags are not mandatory, but most cars do have them for almost 10 years now…. cheaper versions of the same cars may not have them while the more equipped ones do