Calm down you Reconstruction Specialists
Have you ever been in an accident involving the deployment of the bags? I did and my opinion is that the bags did not deploy, they have not been cut out. Look at the picture.
It cost $$$$$$$$$ to replace bags. As I said before it seems to me or it could be that the bags have not been replaced after a previous accident.
Yes unfortunately, damm things hurt and confuse you with dust filling vehicle. The corn starch or talc or whatever that particular model uses should be evident if it did deploy
The air bag does not deploy from an "impact sensor" but from a deceleration sensor and I have no idea what it is, but willing to bet trapping on a carrier would deploy the bags. (That has as much to do with the direction of this thread as anything)
I do recall a friend of mine had the air bags deploy in an older Pontiac Fiero from driving too fast across a rough parking lot! They act not only on deceleration but gravitational forces as well.
I have no idea if the bags deployed, did not deploy, why they did or did not, am not an Auto engineer or reconstruction specialist, simply said in jest "the impact didn't look that severe" and apparently many people read only part of a post before they form their own conclusion and offer expert opinion
IF you can't understand my comment about not being a "severe" front end collision was sarcasm, how can I expect you to understand anything I say? I would say a blind fool might look at that picture and conclude "Yep, that looks like a crash where air bag should have deployed"
Tow that van to your personal impound, assess all the sensors (Don't forget to download the EE DR) and then go sit on the beach and have a beer.
Relax people, relax
