TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA INSIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISE SPINAL CORD, MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN THE VERTEBRAE, BROKEN RIBS, COLLAR BONE FRACTURE LACERATIONS, AND A STOMACH PUNCTURE IN THE LARGE INTESTINE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, A COLLAR BONE FRACTURE, A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, PARALYSIS ON RIGHT SIDE AND A FRACTURED JAW. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.