About Active Headrest Technology

• What is Active Headrest Technology?

  Active Headrest Technology (also known as AHS for Active Headrest System) is designed to reduce head and neck injuries (whiplash) in the event of a read end collision. The objective is to cushion the head and neck by moving the headrest pillow forward to adjust to the head’s relative position du...

• Does Your Vehicle Have Active Headrest Technology?

  We’ve scoured the internet for hours and hours in search for a complete list of vehicles with Active Headrest Technology and unfortunately came up empty handed. I know, you were looking for the easy answer, and we wanted to give it to you…. Here’s what we do know. Saab was the first and only c...

• When did Active Headrest Technology Begin?

  Saab was the first company to include Active Headrest Technology in their vehicles starting in 1997. Saab called this new system the SAHR for Saab Active Headrest Restraint. The first version of Active Headrests were simply mechanical in nature designed to move when the body was pushed backward...