I WAS DRIVING ON AN AIR FORCE BASE, HEADING HOME AFTER I PICKED UP MY CHILDREN FROM THEIR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE ACTIVE HEADREST SUDDENLY BURST OPEN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, HITTING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK. IT WAS SO SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED THAT I SWERVED OUT OF MY LANE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, IT DISTRESSED MY CHILDREN, PUT US ALL IN DANGER, NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. MY NECK FELT LIKE I HAD WHIPLASH SO I WENT HOME, ICED IT AND MADE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. I WISH THE MANUFACTURER HAD CONTACTED US ABOUT THERE BEING A RECALL, SO THAT IT DIDN'T CREATE THIS UNSAFE SITUATION.