GM to Require Side Airbags in Fleet Vehicles

2009 September 8
by Justin Hill
volvo.curtain.500 GM to Require Side Airbags in Fleet Vehicles


SaferAutomobiles.com consistently discusses the benefits associated with automotive safety technology including side curtain airbags. There is more information regarding side-curtain airbags here, here, and here. GM recently announced a bold move forward in ensuring that more vehicles on the road and sold in the used car market are equipped with this potentially life-saving technology. According to the Detroit News:

General Motors Co. will not allow fleet purchasers to skip buying side airbags on 2010 models, the company said Friday. The automaker previously allowed fleet buyers to save $145 per vehicle by opting out of buying side airbags on tens of thousands of 2006-09 models that were typically billed as having “standard side airbags,” a policy safety advocates questioned. Many of those used vehicles have ended up for sale and have been erroneously marketed as having standard air bags. GM has vowed to take steps to try to prevent dealers and others from improperly advertising those vehicles.

The article discusses other actions GM plans to undertake to address the problems that have arisen under the current practice of selling fleet vehicles without this life saving technology.

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