{"id":68,"date":"2014-07-03T11:20:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T11:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fordtransitengines.co.uk\/blog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2019-03-29T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:11:19","slug":"2015-ford-transit-offers-five-rows-side-airbag-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fordtransitengines.co.uk\/blog\/2015-ford-transit-offers-five-rows-side-airbag-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2015 Ford Transit Offers Five Rows of Side Airbag Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford Transit with new safety features<\/h1>\n

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The 2015 Ford Transit is changing what a full-size van means in America. It is redefining it in terms of versatility and safety. Ford is showcasing its latest safety feature, a five-row side curtain bag. This new feature is designed especially for the 15-passenger Transit and Ford claims that these airbags are the first and only airbag of this type.<\/p>\n

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Side curtain airbags are standard on all 2015 Ford Transit vans, but the extended-length, 15-passenger Transit Wagon models provided the biggest challenge for side-impact and rollover protection.<\/p>\n

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\nFord collaborated with its airbag supplier, TRW, to develop this massive airbag. Despite the fact that the Transit is a European-style van, this new side airbag is limited to models sold in the U.S. and Canada. The 2015 Ford Transit<\/strong> <\/a>must be able to deploy in one piece, remain inflated for a short time and, of course, provide maximum head and side protection for outboard occupants.<\/p>\n

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When inflated, the airbags are nearly 15-feet long, three-feet tall and it has a volume of 120 litres. For comparison, Ford says that the same airbag in the Ford Fusion<\/strong><\/a> is 6.8-feet long, two-feet tall and holds a volume of just 42 litres. Ford has released images showing a cutaway of the inflated airbag attached to a piece of the Transit\u2019s body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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