Honda Earns Safety Award From U.S Regulators For New Airbag Technology
A new airbag design has earned a Honda/Acura engineer a prestigious award.
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A new airbag design has earned a Honda/Acura engineer a prestigious award.
Honda safety engineer Eric Heitkamp received the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
April 3, 2023 — YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Honda engineer Eric Heitkamp receives highest award from the U.S. Department of Transportation for new airbag design Unique three-chamber front passenger airbag is designed to decrease the risk of serious brain injury All-new passenger front airbag technology is standard equipment in the Acura MDX, Acura TLX and Honda Pilot Honda safety engineer Eric Heitkamp today received the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Department of Transportation for his work in leading the creation of a groundbreaking front passenger airbag design. Heitkamp accepted the U.S. Go...
The new passenger-side airbag catches the head like a baseball glove, and is standard in the Honda Pilot, Acura TLX and MDX