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Vehicle Safety Feature Index
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Description:
These charts list vehicle safety
features including air bag on-off switch, rear center seat lap and shoulder belts and
built-in child safety seats. Only vehicles with at least one of these safety features
are listed.
Vehicle Size and Type
Manual Air Bag On-Off Switch*
Rear Center Seat Lap/Shoulder Belt
Built-In Child Safety Seat
1998 Compact
Passenger Cars
BMW Z3 Roadster
S (2/98)
N
N
Chrysler Cirrus
N
N
O
Dodge Neon
N
N
O
Dodge Stratus
N
N
O
Ford Escort Wagon
N
N
O
Chevrolet Prizm
N
S
O
Mazda 626
N
S
N
Mercury Tracer Wagon
N
N
O
Plymouth Breeze
N
N
O
Plymouth Neon
N
N
O
Toyota Corolla
N
S
O
S = standard, O =
optional, N = not allowed/available
* Federal
requirements allow the switch only for vehicles that have no rear seat or rear seats too
small to safely accommodate a rear-facing infant seat.
Vehicle Size and Type
Manual Air Bag On-Off Switch*
Rear Center Seat Lap/Shoulder Belt
Built-In Child Safety Seat
1998 Medium Passenger
Cars
Audi A4 Avant
N
S
N
Audi A6
N
S
N
Buick Century
N
N
O
Buick Regal
N
N
O
Chevrolet Lumina
N
N
O
Dodge Viper
S
N
N
Ford Contour
N
S
O
Ford Taurus Sedan
N
S
N
Ford Taurus Wagon
N
N
O
Honda Accord
N
S
N
Lexus ES 300
N
S
N
Mercury Mystique
N
S
O
Mercury Sable Sedan
N
S
N
Mercury Sable Wagon
N
N
O
Pontiac Grand Prix
N
N
O
Saab 900
N
S
O
Toyota Camry
N
S
O
Volvo S70/V70
N
S
O
Volvo V90
N
S
S
Volvo S90
N
S
O
S = standard, O =
optional, N = not allowed/available
* Federal
requirements allow the switch only for vehicles that have no rear seat or rear seats too
small to safely accommodate a rear-facing infant seat.
Vehicle Size and Type
Manual Air Bag On-Off Switch*
Rear Center Seat Lap/Shoulder Belt
Built-In Child Safety Seat
1998 Heavy Passenger
Cars
Acura 3.5RL
N
S
N
BMW 528i
N
S
N
BMW 540i
N
S
N
Cadillac Catera
N
S
N
Cadillac Seville
N
S
N
Jaguar XJ8
N
S
N
Jaguar XJ8L
N
S
N
Jaguar XJR
N
S
N
Jaguar VDP
N
S
N
Lexus GS 300/400
N
S
N
Lexus LS 400
N
S
N
Lincoln Continental
N
S
N
Lincoln Town Car
N
S
N
Mercedes Benz E-Class
N
S
N
Mitsubishi Diamante
N
S
O
Toyota Avalon
N
S
N
S = standard, O =
optional, N = not allowed/available
* Federal
requirements allow the switch only for vehicles that have no rear seat or rear seats too
small to safely accommodate a rear-facing infant seat.
Vehicle Size and Type
Manual Air Bag On-Off Switch*
Rear Center Seat Lap/Shoulder Belt
Built-In Child Safety Seat
1998 Sport-Utility
Vehicles
Ford Explorer
N
N
O
Lexus LX470
N
S**
N
Mercury Mountaineer
N
N
O
Toyota Land Cruiser
N
S**
N
1998 Light Trucks
Chevrolet S-10
S
N
N
Chevrolet CK
S
N
N
Dodge Dakota
S
N
N
Dodge Ram Pickup
S
N
N
Ford F150
S
N
N
Ford F250
S
N
N
Ford Ranger
S
N
N
GMC Sierra
S
N
N
GMC Sonoma
S
N
N
Isuzu Hombre
S
N
N
Mazda B-Series
S
N
N
Nissan Frontier
S
N
N
Toyota Tacoma
S
N
N
S = standard, O =
optional, N = not allowed/available
* Federal
requirements allow the switch only for vehicles that have no rear seat or rear seats too
small to safely accommodate a rear-facing infant seat.
**First row of rear seats only.
Vehicle Size and Type
Manual Air Bag On-Off Switch*
Rear Center Seat Lap/Shoulder Belt
Built-In Child Safety Seat
1998 Vans
Chevrolet Astro
N
N
O
Chevrolet Venture
N
N
O
Chrysler Town & Country
N
N
O
Dodge Caravan
N
N
O
Dodge Ram Cargo Van***
S
N
N
Ford Windstar
N
N
O
GMC Safari
N
N
O
Mercury Villager
N
N
O
Nissan Quest
N
N
O
Oldsmobile Silhouette
N
N
O
Plymouth Voyager
N
N
O
Pontiac Trans Sport
N
N
O
Toyota Sienna
N
N
O(3/98)
S = standard, O =
optional, N = not allowed/available
* Federal
requirements allow the switch only for vehicles that have no rear seat or rear seats too
small to safely accommodate a rear-facing infant seat.
**First row of rear seats only.
*** Without rear seats. |
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