Real Talk - Is a vehicle totaled if the airbags deploy?
Most drivers instantly ask is a vehicle totaled if the airbags deploy the 2nd they see that will cloud of white dust and feel the sting of the impact. It's a fair query because, for a very long time, the common knowledge was that if those bags sprang out, your vehicle was headed directly for the scrapyard. While that's usually the case, this isn't a tough and fast rule anymore. Whether your car is a "total loss" depends more on a calculator and an insurance adjuster's mood than it will on the airbags themselves. ...