Why Airbags and Sun Visors Can Be a Dangerous Combination
Separately, your vehicle’s sun visors and airbags might seem harmless. But the combination of deploying airbags and in-use sun visors can have dangerous consequences, including possible blindness. Here’s an actual incident that explains why:
7 Important Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Airbag Lawyer
Read the insider's tips for the questions that will help you choose an airbag lawyer for your potential case.
Did an Airbag Cause Your Injuries?
3 Questions to Ask Before Determing if an Airbag Caused Injury or Wrongful Death. 1. Should the airbag have deployed? 2. Did the airbag deploy late? 3. Did the airbag have specific crash safety features?
Clockspring Defects: Driver Airbag Failure to Deploy
Recalls - Unfortunately, many clocksprings have proven to be defective. Although millions of them have been recalled, there are still many of them on the road today.
Kia Airbag Recall: Defect Prevents Airbag Deployment
20 January 2012
Kia Motors America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling 145,755 model year 2006-2008 Kia Optima vehicles manufactured from September 29, 2005, through January 29, 2008, and model year 2007 and 2008 Kia Rondo vehicles manufactured from September 13, 2006, through March 21, 2008. The clock spring contact assembly for the driver’s side air bag supplemental restraint system [...]
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Audi A6 Air Bag Recall: Defective Curtain Air Bags
10 January 2012
Volkswagen is recalling 317 model 2012 Audi A6 vehicles manufactured from April 8, 2011, through May 26, 2011. Due to a problem in the stitching process of the curtain air bag, the seam of the air bag may not be stitched properly. In the event of a crash, the head curtain air bag may not [...]
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Airbag Defect: Jeep Airbags May Not Deploy When Needed
14 November 2011
Chrysler is recalling 5,334 model year 2008-2012 right hand drive (RHD) Jeep Wrangler vehicles manufactured from February 1, 2007 through October 10, 2011. Some vehicles may be equipped with driver’s airbag clockspring assemblies that could experience a compromised airbag circuit resulting in an airbag lamp illumination, which indicates that the airbag may not deploy. A [...]
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GM Recalls Pontiac Air Bags Due to Head Injury Risk
12 November 2011
General Motors (GM) is recalling 38,444 model year 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles manufactured from November 2, 2007 through January 22, 2009. A 5th percentile female anthropomorphic test device (ATD, also known as a crash test dummy) in a 30 mph frontal barrier test exceeded the Head Injury Criteria (HIC) requirements of the standard. With the [...]
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Airbag Defect: 1994 Nissan Altima Causes Blindness
28 October 2011
Our client was a front seat passenger in a 1994 Nissan Altima that was involved in a low-speed intersection accident. When the passenger air bag deployed, it blinded her in one eye, even though she was wearing her seat belt. Our analysis revealed that the passenger air bag was defective. It also revealed that the [...]
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Buick Century Air Bag Failed to Deploy Causing Driver Death
25 October 2011
Our clients’ mother was driving her 2003 Buick Century when for unknown reasons, her car veered off the road. The front of the Buick Century struck a steel culvert head-on with such force that the entire car flipped over onto its roof. Despite the severity of the crash, the driver’s air bag failed to deploy. As a [...]
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Hyundai Airbag Defect May Block Driver Airbag Deployment
25 September 2011
Hyundai is recalling 205,233 model year 2007-2008 Hyundai Veracruz vehicles manufactured from December 26, 2006 through March 21, 2008, and model year 2007-2008 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from April 19, 2006 through March 20, 2008. The clock spring contact assembly for the driver’s air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) may become damaged through usage [...]
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Airbag Defect: Kia Sorento Passenger Airbag May Not Deploy
23 September 2011
Kia is recalling 10,631 model year 2007-2008 Kia Sorento passenger cars manufactured from June 15, 2006 through November 27, 2007. Kia reports that for vehicles built prior to the software update of 11/27/2007, the vehicles can improperly classify an adult as a child restraint seat and thus illuminate the “airbag off” warning light and suppress [...]
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