MODULAR RESTRAINT SEAT FOR VEHICLE WITH ONE OR MORE INTEGRATED SAFETY FEATURES

A modular vehicle seat is disclosed that includes one or more safety measures incorporated into the seat such that the seat can be pre-assembled in a modular unit that can be incorporated into a variety of vehicle designs. The safety measures may include an airbag deployment system that deploys an airbag from a seat back and extends around a shoulder portion of the occupant restraint system. The airbag deployment system includes an airbag that extends coaxially around the shoulder web of the restraint system of the vehicle seat. The safety measures may include a device for pre-tensioning a lap portion of an occupant restraint harness coupled to a seat portion of the vehicle seat. Illustratively, the pre-tensioning device may be activated just prior to activation of the airbag deployment system.