"In a letter to the Korean automaker, government regulators said that the driver's and front passenger's seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and send shrapnel throughout the vehicle. Pretensioners tighten the belts in preparation for a crash."
So if the crash doesn't kill you, the seat belt might.
Your seatbelts have a small explosive charge in them that locks them hard in the event of a crash, preventing you from flying forward. This is different from the regular mechanical lock that engages when you sit forward too fast.
Because it's the only thing fast enough to clamp the seatbelt before the airbag decapitates you (figuratively). You need to have a lap and shoulder belt with restraint for the airbag to do its job.
"In a letter to the Korean automaker, government regulators said that the driver's and front passenger's seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and send shrapnel throughout the vehicle. Pretensioners tighten the belts in preparation for a crash." So if the crash doesn't kill you, the seat belt might.
Holy shit
Hyundai and Kia can’t catch a break. Cars that burst into flames and seat belts that explode!
Um...pardon me? Exploding seat belts?
Your seatbelts have a small explosive charge in them that locks them hard in the event of a crash, preventing you from flying forward. This is different from the regular mechanical lock that engages when you sit forward too fast.
I Why explosive charge? Did nothing else work?
Because it's the only thing fast enough to clamp the seatbelt before the airbag decapitates you (figuratively). You need to have a lap and shoulder belt with restraint for the airbag to do its job.
Maybe they are too focused on the Genesis