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    In 2009, Ford announced the next-generation safety technology - inflatable seat belts. This new technology will offer the world's-first rear inflatable seat belts that combine two top life-saving technologies, seat belts and air bags, to help enhance rear-seat protection.

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    In 2009, Ford announced the next-generation safety technology - inflatable seat belts. This new technology will offer the world's-first rear inflatable seat belts that combine two top life-saving technologies, seat belts and air bags, to help enhance rear-seat protection.

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    In 2009, Ford announced the next-generation safety technology - inflatable seat belts. This new technology will offer the world's-first rear inflatable seat belts that combine two top life-saving technologies, seat belts and air bags, to help enhance rear-seat protection.

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    Ford’s Air Bag and Seat Belt Technology Leadership

    1957 1957: First automaker to begin air bag research

    1968: First automaker to begin developing air bags


    1968
    1971: First automaker to field an air bag test fleet; equips Mercury Monterey with optional driver-side air bags
    Ai
    r 1971
    ba 1985: First vehicle to offer a driver-side air bag (1986 Mercury Topaz)
    gs
    1985
    1992: First driver-side air bags in full-size vans (1993 Ford Econoline)

    1992 1993: First automaker to standardize driver and front-passenger air bags in most vehicles
    1993 1995: Ford announces plans for side air bags across North American lineup

    1995 1999: Ford launches side air bags on a half-dozen models, including 1999 Explorer and Windstar
    Air
    ba
    gs 1999 2002: First automaker to offer stability control and side air curtains with
    rollover protection (on 2002 Explorer)
    2002 2002: Ford adds seat weight sensing that can turn off the air bag
    if the passenger seat is not occupied
    2002 2005: Ford introduces Intelligent Safety System with
    additional adaptive features on the 2006 Explorer

    Air
    2005 2009: Ford introduces pressure-based
    sensors that can help deploy side air
    ba
    gs bags up to 30 percent faster

    2009 2009: Ford introduces patented


    “K-bag” – a new front seat-
    mounted dual-chamber side
    air bag – on 2009 F-150

    1957 1966 1967 1970 1998 1999 2000 2001


    1955 2001
    SEAT BELTS SEAT BELTS SEAT BELTS
    1955: First 1957: First 1966: First 1967: Ford 1970: First 1998: Ford, 1999: Ford 2000: 2001: Belt- 2001: Ford

    2009
    automaker to automaker to automaker to introduces automaker to “Sesame Street” introduces Belt-Minder Minder credited launches Boost
    offer seat belts offer a child offer a child second child offer three-point tour nationally the Personal system offered by U.S. America, the
    restraint (vest) restraint system, restraint, the seat belt with to teach auto Safety System®, on all 2000 government for largest-ever
    the Astro-Guard Tot-Guard auto-locking safety to including Ford, Lincoln increasing child safety Ford announces the
    retractor children and Belt-Minder® and Mercury belt usage 5 program with 1 next-generation Explorer
    parents (2000 Taurus) vehicles percent million booster will offer world-first rear
    seats donated inflatable seat belts that
    combine these two top
    life-saving technologies
    to help enhance rear-seat
    protection.
    11/2009 for more information, go to WWW.media.ford.com

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