TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AS A RESULT SHE WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MUSCLE STRAIN, LEG AND NECK INJURIES WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNAWARE OF THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED NO LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED AS SHE RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND SEVERAL RECALLS THAT INVOLVED THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.