Side/window Air Bag problems of the 1998 BMW 323

I have a 1998bmw 323is and I recently met with an accident on Sunday 9/13/2009. My friend was driving my car and it crashed very badly. The whole front portion is gone and car is reusable. What surprises me is the airbags never came out. Only the side airbag(drivers side) just cameout1/2. Is this what happens in a crash?how can I trust cars in the crash?.

(sj - no dealer info) tl the contact owned a 1998 BMW 323i. While driving 35 mph, another vehicle moved into the contact's lane and crashed into the driver's door of the contact's vehicle. The contact crashed into a brick wall at the center of the road and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The contact noticed smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. Only the driver's side air bag deployed. A police report was filed. The contact was not sure whether the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained a brain lesion, the facial bone was fractured, the right eye socket had to be rebuilt, the upper lip was numb, 21 teeth were damaged, all the wisdom teeth were extracted, the upper and lower jaw bones were fractured, the vision and hearing were affected, and there was memory loss. Medical attention was required. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-525-7417 and asked the contact to call 281-305-8901. The contact called the number and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. A case number was not provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

Vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle, and side air bag didn't deploy. Consumer sustained injuries.