Standard side airbags appear with '08 models?

[Activepoodle]

New forum member, shopping for a T4R...

Did side airbags become standard issue with '08 models?

I understand they may have been a factory option prior to that year, but there is no way of telling - I wonder how many did get them as option?

 

[awdjunkies]

2008 Toyota 4Runner Review | Edmunds.com



Safety

All models come standard with antilock disc brakes with brake assist, stability control and roll-sensing side-curtain airbags for the first and second rows of seating. Front seat side airbags are also standard. In government crash testing, the 2008 Toyota 4Runner earned four out of five stars in the frontal-impact category and a perfect five stars for side impacts. In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the vehicle earned a top "Good" rating for its protection of occupants in frontal-offset and side-impact collisions.