Airbags aren’t a luxury item anymore. Standard equipment. And if you need to replace one expect to pay out the nose. My horn went out and the whole damn airbag (never deployed) had to be replaced for $800 to pay inspection.
Been in numerous accidents over the years (side impact, rear impact) most times the cars are totaled. Air bags never have deployed.
Never been at fault in those accidents either.
Air bags never have deployed.”
Had one accident where my driver’s seat airbag deployed which resulted in two broken ribs, one of which punctured my lung. So maybe you were lucky they didn’t deploy.