The coveted five-start safety rating from the NHTSA is harder to get these days due to new safety requirement for 2011 models. But General Motors is hoping to retain and gain more five star ratings with the help of new seatbelt technology.
“It helps us control the lower torso in a crash, it keeps the femurs from contacting the instrument panel and it also gives us better tuning and control capability for the upper torso,” said Larry Kwiecinski, engineering group manager-Vehicle Safety Integration at GM. “We can then tune the retractor pretensioners to better interact with the airbags during the crash event.”
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