TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD SUSTAINED VARIOUS INJURIES THAT INCLUDED A FRACTURED SKULL, SEVERED EAR, BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN NECK, FIFTEEN FRONT AND BACK RIB FRACTURES, BROKEN SCAPULA, BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE, THREE LOWER BACK FRACTURES, AND A SEVERED LUNG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR