When air bags became mandatory, most vehicles stopped offering automatic seat belts, Except for the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer, among other models, which continued using automatic safety belts along with dual airbags in the 1995 and 1996 model years.
When air bags became mandatory, most vehicles stopped offering automatic seat belts. The biggest exception is the Ford Escort/Mercury Tracer, as well as a few other models, which continued using automatic safety belts along with dual airbags in the 1995 and 1996 model years.