An estimated 4,758 people are alive today because of their air bags, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This important safety feature, however, can't do any good, if it isn't there.
California has had a number of cases where airbags were missing, never replaced after a previous crash, or filled with other material. In 2009, a San Diego couple was awarded $15 million dollars from an auto repair shop after their son was killed in a car accident due to a fraudulent air bag that was filled with paper instead of a new air bag.
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