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Seat belt

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  • VOLVO first production three-point belt

  • First VOLVO car three point belt VOLVO PV544

    The first car with three point belt was a Volvo PV 544 that was delivered to a dealer in Kristianstad.

  • Passive seat bealt

    The 1972 Volkswagen ESVW1 Experimental Safety Vehicle presented passive seat belts

  • Functional passive seat belt

    In 1973 Volkswagen announced they had a functional passive seat belt

  • Automatic seat belt

    The first commercial car to use automatic seat belts was the 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit.

  • First pretensioners

    Mercedes-Benz first introduced pretensioners on the 1981 S-Class

  • Automatic Shoulder belts

    The first car to feature Automatic Shoulder belts as standard equipment was the 1981 Toyota Cressida