Airbags that inflate less forcefully are referred to as

Airbags that inflate less forcefully are referred to as "depowered airbags".

An airbag is a sort of vehicle safety gadget and is an inhabitant restriction framework.

The airbag module is intended to blow up greatly quickly then rapidly collapse amid a crash or contact with a surface or a fast sudden deceleration. It comprises of the airbag pad, an adaptable texture pack, swelling module and effect sensor. The motivation behind the airbag is to give the inhabitants a delicate padding and limitation amid a crash occasion to counteract or decrease any effect or effect caused wounds between the thrashing tenant and the inside of the vehicle.

In 1997, NHTSA gave makers the alternative to decrease the expansion intensity of original airbags to reduce the probability of damage. These less great airbags were known as "depowered" airbags and have been in many vehicles since 1997.