Fender located pedestrian protection airbag
A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which provides a means for deployment through a discrete door to provide protection to a pedestrian from impacting the frontal area of a vehicle structure.
1. A product comprising:
an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which provides a means for deployment through a discrete door to provide protection to a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of a frontal area of a vehicle structure; and wherein a separate trim piece adjacent the hood at least partially moves to at least partially allow the airbag to deploy when deployment is activated.
2. A product comprising:
an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which provides a means for deployment through a discrete door to provide protection to a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of a frontal area of a vehicle structure; and one of a rod or a tether that exits through a passage in the discrete door and is attached to a vehicle structure.