Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 1997 Mazda 626

Stl-the contact owned a 1997 Mazda 626. The contact stated that while at a stop, another vehicle lost control and crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest and back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away from the crash scene, was not diagnosed or repaired and was deemed completely destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. Oo.

My wife was driving our 1997 Mazda 626 when she hit a pothole at 19th and spring garden sts in phila. , PA. Both airbags went off, breaking the windshield. Her neck was a little red after the incident, but no medical treatment was sought. We found a small dent in the rim, but the tire did not go flat. She drove the car to a place where she could pull off the road. Our insurance company totaled the car. I found that 97 Mazda 626's were recalled. I had a dealer check our VIN number and was told that it had been taken in for the recall. Our insurance company aaa midatlantic is calling this a chargeable accident and raising our rates 40%. I feel that the airbags should not have deployed when hitting a pothole at no more than 25 mph that did no real damage to the car. Luckily, she was not hurt, but was certainly scared to death when it went off.

The left tire went over a curb and only the driver's side airbag deployed. The passenger's airbag did not deploy. Dealer cannot determine problem.

Driving the vehicle at the 35mph, vehicle was impacted at a 12:00 position, driver and driver's side airbag did not deploy.

While traveling at 40-45 mph lost control of vehicle while traveling over gravel, as a result ran into gaurdrail and two street signs. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy at any time. Manufacturer was contacted. Please provide further information.