Domestic Tesla reduced knee airbag Customer service: because the role is not large

Recently, some car owners uploaded videos on a short video platform that said that according to the Tesla crash test videos and other information he obtained, the overseas version of Tesla is equipped with knee airbags, so he wants to confirm whether domestic Teslas are also equipped with knee airbags.

According to the owner, a blogger revealed to the riders that Tesla treats the safety equally regardless of the price and never "hands and feet" in the safety configuration. However, when the owner disassembled the baffle under the co-pilot and found that there was not a knee airbag, only a plastic cover, the owner had a glimmer of hope to return to the main driver to disassemble the baffle below, and the same was the case.

To further confirm, the owner dialed the Tesla 400 customer service number. The answer of customer service is very surprising: knee airbags do not affect the safety of the whole vehicle, and the role of knee airbags on the safety of the whole vehicle is not high when a car accident occurs, and all domestic Teslas are not equipped with knee airbags.

Since the role of knee airbags is not large, why are overseas models equipped with knee airbags, while domestic models do not?

Are knee airbags useful? The answer is yes, but the magnitude of the effect is still somewhat controversial. In the inherent impression of consumers, the number of airbags seems to be safer, and when an accident occurs in a vehicle, it can maximize the safety of the occupants in the car, but the position of the airbags is also important.

At present, mainstream automotive products are basically equipped with main/passenger seat airbags, front/rear side airbags, front/rear head air curtains, etc., which can effectively protect the occupants of the car and ensure safety. In contrast, the knee airbag is designed to protect the occupant's knee, but in fact the occupant is closer to the steering wheel position, and the knee has more space, and in the event of an accident, the knee injury is not as large as expected.