# Airbags **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 1, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463 "2008-04-01T20:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![darwin7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@darwin7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/darwin7)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/1 "2008-04-01T20:30:37Z")
Will side airbags deploy on a rear end collision. If you back into a car, will the side airbags deploy? ---
**Author:** ![mmsamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mmsamma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mmsamma)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/2 "2008-04-01T20:31:49Z")
no ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/3 "2008-04-01T20:36:01Z")
They are not supposed to deploy. ---
**Author:** ![mmsamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mmsamma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mmsamma)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/4 "2008-04-01T20:39:26Z")
Honda only car I know at this time,that did have a recall for closing the door too hard and they would deploy,do not remember the model though. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/5 "2008-04-04T03:05:07Z")
I have read on 2-or 3 occasions (not here) of a VW side bag going off from a pothole. ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/6 "2008-04-04T15:27:07Z")
You folks are making me very glad I don’t own any air-bag equipped cars. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/7 "2008-04-04T22:32:39Z")
Back about 10 years ago, there was a recall on Jeep Grand Cherokees because the air bags would deploy if you hit a curb at more than 2 or 3 mph. This was a problem for a lot of women. ;-)) ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/8 "2008-04-04T23:06:16Z")
what car, model, yr? ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/9 "2008-04-04T23:06:48Z")
at least you can put the baby seat in yours! ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbags/12463/10 "2008-04-04T23:08:43Z")
Yup, fortunately I’m past the baby seat phase.