2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAD A SEVERE FRONT END COLLISON THAT TOTALLED THE TRUCK AND BENT THE FRAME INTO A DIAMOND SHAPE. NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NOT A PORTION OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THAT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE. SEVERAL BODY SHOPS HAVE STATED THAT, THAT KIND OF COLLISION IS WHAT THE AIR BAGS ARE MADE FOR.