MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION ON MAY 6,2007 WHILE DRIVING A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH , AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, THE 2 INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED IF THE AIR BAG FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED. *AK