Over the years, Honda and Acura have built numerous safety features and systems into their vehicles. Among them are seat belts and airbags, which have proven very effective in restraining adult passengers and reducing their risk of injury in a collision.

However, many children continue to be at significant risk of injury or death in collisions because they are either unrestrained or improperly restrained. In addition, recent accident statistics confirm that passenger airbags may pose significant risks to children in the front seat. Because of these risks, Honda and Acura wish to promote their recommendations on the proper ways to protect child passengers, and have consolidated them in one easily accessible reference source.

This brochure was prepared to answer your questions about airbags and other safety equipment in your car. Please take a few moments to read it, because we believe that the more you know about how your safety equipment works, the safer you and your passengers will be.

This technical information regarding the Honda Insight is available for use by fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical and professional towing personnel.

This technical information regarding the Honda Civic Hybrid is available for use by fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical and professional towing personnel.

Based on discussions with rescue professionals, Honda recommends that emergency response personnel follow standard procedures, developed by their own organization for assessing situations and dealing with potential hazards. Given our knowledge of the Civic Hybrid, we also recommend the procedures suggested in the PDF file below.

The Guide refers to 2 available transmissions. In Canada, all Civic Hybrids are equipped with the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).