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Originally Posted by DarkSideFRS
it was around the rear fender/rear bumper area.. there's no way there's no sensor around there... and the impact was pretty big too.. the other car was easily going 40 mph
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Actually, not likely. Airbags are designed to protect in frontal and (in cars that have them) side impacts. The side impacts would be a t-bone into the area where the air bag is (front doors, a-pillar).
A crash into the rear fender or rear bumper isn't going to set off airbags because there are none there. Now a secondary hit (say the front or side hits a pole or another car) could set them off, but the initial impact would not, and actually could be dangerous if they did.