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<p>In this Oct. 24, 2006 photo provided by the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office, police investigate the wreckage of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt that crashed in St. Croix County, killing Natasha Weigel, 18, and Amy Lynn Rademaker, 15, and injuring the 17-year-old driver, Megan Ungar-Kerns. The vehicle's ignition was found in the ?accessory? position and the air bags didn?t deploy. General Motors? recent recall of 2.6 million small cars, including the 2005 Cobalt, has shed light on an unsettling fact: Air bags might not always deploy when drivers _ and federal regulators _ expect them to. (AP Photo/St. Croix County Sheriff's Office)</p>

<p>In this Oct. 24, 2006 photo provided by the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office, police investigate the wreckage of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt that crashed in St. Croix County, killing Natasha Weigel, 18, and Amy Lynn Rademaker, 15, and injuring the 17-year-old driver, Megan Ungar-Kerns. The vehicle's ignition was found in the ?accessory? position and the air bags didn?t deploy. General Motors? recent recall of 2.6 million small cars, including the 2005 Cobalt, has shed …

May 14, 2014

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Drivers beware: Your air bag may not deploy
May 14, 2014 9 p.m.

Drivers beware: Your air bag may not deploy

Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: They don't always deploy when drivers - or regulators - expect them to.