Front Air Bag problems of the 1998 Toyota 4Runner

While driving 45 mph down a city road in va. Beach a car on our right hand side entered the intersection making a left hand turn. The car entered the intersection approx. 20-25 feet ahead of us. I immediatley hit the brakes and turned the car to the left as to try and avoid a collision. We ended up t-boning the oncoming vehicle. Our 4-runner was claimed a total lose due to a bend frame. The front end damage was estimated at 4-6 thousand dollars. The full front end and passenger fender were destroyed. Neither airbag deployed. I estimate the mph of impact to be between 35-40 mph.

I was in an auto accident July 6, 2002. I drove a 98' Toyota 4 runner. There were four persons who sustained minor injuries. The airbag seemed to perform as intended, however, to this date I have horrifying plastic material coming from the inside. . . And outside of my cheeks. It has caused very visible patterns to protrude from the skin, constant pain, and desperate efforts to get answers. Though I have been to many doctors, I have failed to escape the research evasive realities of my providers. Labs simply fail to identify, and doctors agree this is a real problem. . . Then send me to someone else who says the same. I have struggled with keeping my hope alive. I am now paying labs I found to conduct studies of the samples. I have also found some very concerning medical articles that mirror my symptoms post auto accident. However, these are from non-english speaking doctors in germany, and japan. I wrote Toyota via-email some time ago. . . Needless to say I have seen no interest on their side. I fear this is a real problem, and someone needs to look into it very seriously! please help me.