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Front Bench Center Airbag – Safety Request

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pilarczykm

pilarczykm

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As someone on the waitlist, I'm incredibly excited about the Scout Traveler — especially the front bench seat option. My daughter was thrilled when I told her she could sit between us on road trips.

That excitement comes with a safety question: are there plans to include a center airbag for the middle front passenger when the bench seat is selected? Looking at pre-production images, the center cubby area appears large enough to potentially accommodate this feature if redesigned for it.

Protecting every passenger in every seat matters deeply to me. I'd love to know if this is already in the works, or if it's something the team would consider.
 
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This definitely matters for me as well. I'm okay with a wider passenger airbag that'll serve the middle person, or they could have it come out of the top of the dashboard for the center person. So long as there's an airbag there, I'm good.

My FJ passenger airbag comes out of the top of the dash for the passenger:
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pilarczykm said:
As someone on the waitlist, I'm incredibly excited about the Scout Traveler — especially the front bench seat option. My daughter was thrilled when I told her she could sit between us on road trips.

That excitement comes with a safety question: are there plans to include a center airbag for the middle front passenger when the bench seat is selected? Looking at pre-production images, the center cubby area appears large enough to potentially accommodate this feature if redesigned for it.

Protecting every passenger in every seat matters deeply to me. I'd love to know if this is already in the works, or if it's something the team would consider.
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100% agree.

And not just front airbag for the person in the front middle. I've recently been more attuned to the center airbags intended to help reduce injury in a side impact, having just recently lost a family member to a car accident.

So yes, please, be very safe.

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pilarczykm said:
As someone on the waitlist, I'm incredibly excited about the Scout Traveler — especially the front bench seat option. My daughter was thrilled when I told her she could sit between us on road trips.

That excitement comes with a safety question: are there plans to include a center airbag for the middle front passenger when the bench seat is selected? Looking at pre-production images, the center cubby area appears large enough to potentially accommodate this feature if redesigned for it.

Protecting every passenger in every seat matters deeply to me. I'd love to know if this is already in the works, or if it's something the team would consider.
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Welcome to the community! Just an FYI, the current Traveler and Terra that you are seeing are not pre-production. They are one of a kind, hand built with many 3-D printed parts concept vehicles. It has been stated they are 85% of what we will see in the production vehicles.

A great follow is @Jamie@ScoutMotors He keeps us updated on things and answers questions that we have.

I found one answer he provided about the size and placement of the screen and why it was done that way for airbags and safety with the bench seat.

Welcome again!

Jamie@ScoutMotors

Post in thread 'Center Screen'

Actually, the bench seat option and the required clearance (plus airbag deployment) dictated the rectangular screen more than anything.
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