Q: I was tboned on the passenger side and the passenger curtain airbag deployed, should the driver's airbag deploy

asked by on January 21, 2018

I was tboned on the passenger side and the passenger curtain airbag deployed, should the driver's airbag deploy
My car has an automatic transmission.

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