Children May Be KILLED or INJURED by Passenger Air Bag : The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for children NEVER put a rear-facing child seat in the front Sit as far back as possible from the air bag The back seat is the safest place for children 12 and under. ALWAYS use SEAT BELTS and CHILD RESTRAINTS Make sure all children use seat belts or child seats.

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Children May Be KILLED or INJURED by Passenger Air Bag

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FIGURE 43.3. 1996 Final rule air bag warning label. (See Color Plate 19).

properly inform occupants of risks that are associated with a deploying air bag, there was also a concern that the appearance of the label would be an annoyance to the occupants, particularly once they had read the warning. The earlier air bag warning label, required for MY 1993 passenger cars, typically had minimized its impact on vehicle appearance, e.g., using a gray background with either black or white lettering to minimize contrast with the rest of the interior.