AN SUV GRILLE GUARD WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME AND MY CAR. THE GRILLE GUARD WAS DESIGNED NOT TO BEND OR FLEX WHEN IN USE, AND IN DOING SO MADE THE AIRBAG INOPERABLE (VEHICLE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN IMPACT) DUE TO ITS HULKING METAL DESIGN. IT ALSO REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE CRUSH SPACE AFFORDED TO ME (I WAS HIT BY A 98 HONDA PASSPORT), CRUSH SPACE AN ELEMENT OF DESIGN ADDED TO REDUCE/ABSORB FORCES AT IMPACT. WITH THE GRILLE GUARD PRODUCT FIRMLY IN PLACE, IT ELIMINATED THE DESIGNED SAFETY FEATURE OF CRUMPLE ZONES. WITHOUT THE SAFETY OF CRUSH SPACE, AIRBAGS, AND REDUCED AVAILABLE CRUMPLE ZONES I SUFFERED WORSE INJURIES AND A MORE FORCEFUL IMPACT.*AK