head restraint

noun

: a resilient pad at the top of the back of an automobile seat especially for preventing whiplash

Examples of head restraint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That same day, Toyota recalled just over 4,000 Camry and Camry Hybrid vehicles from the 2023 and 2024 model years over a head restraint bracket that was insufficiently welded. Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Toyota also issued recalls for an additional 23,000 vehicles over software problems and safety issues with the head restraints on some seats. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 Dealers will inspect and replace the second-row outboard seat head restraint guide sleeves, as necessary, free of charge. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023 The front-row driver and passenger seat power head restraint cushion may detach from the head restraint assembly when adjusted to the full forward position. Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022 Vehicle safety tests evaluate protection on the driver side and passenger side, roof strength and head restraint. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2021 To qualify for the former designation in 2018, a model needed to earn good ratings in the Institute’s driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021 Active front head restraints move up and slightly forward during a rear-end collision to reduce the risk of whiplash. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2020 The red Corvette convertible comes with a matching red interior, tinted glass, AM/FM radio, posi-traction, head restraints, audio alarm system, full transistor ignition, auxiliary black vinyl hardtop and luggage rack. Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 16 Jan. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of head restraint was in 1947

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“Head restraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20restraint. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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