MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE RECEIVED OVER $10000 IN DAMAGES AND WAS JUDGED TOTALED DUE TO A COLLISION WITH A LINCOLN TOWNCAR ON JULY 13, 2014. THE LINCOLN STRUCK THE FRONT OF MY CAR AT AN ANGLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO MY PATH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH AND HAD LITTLE TIME TO REACT AND BRAKE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE IMPACT DROVE THE FRONT BUMPER INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE RADIATOR INTO THE ENGINE DOING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY TO PREVENT ME FROM BEING INJURED. THE POLICE OFFICER RESPONDING TO THE INCIDENT ALSO INDICATED SURPRISE THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THERE HAD BEEN PRIOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT WERE AIR BAG RELATED AND I HAD RESPONDED TO ALL OF THEM BY TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING. *TR