I’ll defer to your automotive safety experience.
As a Boeing Engineer with 20 years in Experimental flight test and having had my designs certified for flight. I don’t think much of airbags. I don’t think you are allowed to ship them as cargo on aircraft. Much like lithium batteries.
Engineering is all about trade-offs.
Auto people accept more death than I did on aircraft safety decisions.
Aloha.
The law states a violation of up to $250K per occurrence, or $500K if they can prove you were aware of the law. I still remember old Ed Liuzzo when they passed the class attendance roster around for everyone to sign. He rocked back on his chair, folded his hands TIGHTLY across his chest, and made it absolutely clear he was not going to sign. :-D
BTW, in 2009 I nodded off taking my kids home from a church Christmas party and drifted into the oncoming lane. Even with an airbag the other driver did not survive, but I did with just a few broken bones. So I'm sure it saved my life. I was still recovering when I was assigned to the first lane-keeping camera warning system going into production...