People with long hair often cite the discomfort caused by head restraints when wearing a ponytail or hair clip, but removing or flipping around a head restraint may cause serious, otherwise easily ...

Most drivers treat the padded piece behind their head as an afterthought, a comfort feature that happens to be there if they feel like leaning back. Seat engineers see something very different: a ...

If youve followed racing for the past two years, then you know what a head-and-neck restraint system is. You know why it exists and what it does to help prevent injuries to the brain. A head-and-neck ...

A newly filed patent (Publication Number: US20240034211A1) describes a head restraint for a vehicle seat that includes a head support, a head restraint mounting assembly with a first mounting stem for ...

The designs of seats and head restraints in a majority of current US-market SUV, pickup, and minivan models were rated marginal or poor in the latest evaluations of occupant protection in rear-end ...

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highways Safety (IIHS) just announced its first whiplash-prevention test in four years. The testing of head restraints had been discontinued in 2022 because, well, ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — If you're in the market for a new car, or just curious how safe your vehicle really is, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released results of a new whiplash prevention ...

BMW entered the sport utility vehicle arena in 1999 with the first generation of the X5. The fourth came out 20 years later. Facelifted for the 2024 model year, the G05 is recalled stateside over an ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to toughen its crash tests in the coming years, but the reimaged 2021 Ford Bronco is unable to meet even the agency’s current standards for award ...

Toyota is recalling about 11,000 late model Lexus crossover SUVs for a head restraint issue. In certain Lexus SUVs, the driver and front passenger seat head restraints may be removed without pressing ...