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None of the cars received a severe enough impact to trigger the airbags. Monash University research shows there is a minimum of $15,000 damage sustained in crashes severe enough to deploy airbags, and 50 per cent of cars in crashes in which airbags are deployed are written off. The closing speed in the crash of the third semi into the rear of the second semi was about half the closing speed had the two semis crashed head-on. That means the energy of the crash was significantly less. And much of that was used up pushing the front of the semi back to the windscreen as well as stoving in the rear of the second semi. As a result, the impact on the cars being transported was much less than that of the semi itself. The impact would also have been lessened by the attachment of the cars to the trailer. Hope that helps.
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