THE DRIVER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2002 HONDA CRV WHEN MY FRONT END CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A PICK UP TRUCK THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING 45 BEFORE IMPACT SO AFTER BREAKING, ESTIMATE 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AGAIN, MY DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM, A MODERATELY SERIOUS INJURY THAT 2 DOCTORS TOLD ME DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE DUE TO AIRBAGS. MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON 6 MONTHS AGO. KNOWING THAT WAS A SAFETY WARNING WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE, WHICH THEY REPLACED. THEY THEN CLEARED THE SRS LIGHT AND IT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE AIRBAG AND THEY SAID THOSE ARE FINE. I'VE BEEN TO 3 LAW FIRMS. THEY ALL SAID IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED AS THE DIAGNOSTICS DICTATED AND THAT I JUST WASN'T INJURED ENOUGH TO TAKE ON HONDA. IT WOULD COST A FIRM ROUGHLY $100K OVER 2 YEARS TO FILE A LAWSUIT AND "ONLY" A FRACTURED STERNUM AND 4-6 WEEKS OFF WORK WOULDN'T PAY OUT ENOUGH TO COVER ATTORNEYS FEES. THEY ALL SAID A PERSON NEEDS TO BE PARALYZED OR DEAD TO BE WORTH TACKLING A BIG CORPORATION. I CALLED HONDA. THEY SAID SOMETIMES ONLY 1 AIRBAG GOES OFF DEPENDING ON HOW THE CAR IS HIT AND WHILE THEY CARE, THEY DON'T DO INVESTIGATIONS. I REQUESTED AN AIRBAG INVESTIGATION FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY NOTED THAT REQUEST AS PART OF THE SUBROGATION PROCESS.