Airbag Recall News

The Takata airbag crisis stands as one of the most catastrophic safety failures in automotive history. Millions of vehicles were equipped with defective airbag inflators that were supposed to protect occupants—but instead...

Car seats and booster seats are important pieces of safety equipment that can help to protect children from serious injuries in the event of a crash. Laws in all 50 states require use of car seats and booster seats, although...

Airbags are essential safety equipment in all cars, trucks and SUVs. When they deploy properly, airbags can help protect drivers and passengers from serious injuries, and they can even save drivers’ and passengers’ lives...

While airbags are important safety equipment for protecting drivers and passengers during serious car accidents, airbags aren’t enough on their own. Airbags are designed to work with seatbelts—not instead of them—as the...

There is no question that airbags save lives. But there is also no question that airbags can be dangerous. This is especially true of defective airbags—of which there are currently millions on U.S. roadways. With this in...

Since the first airbag was invented in the 1950s, airbag and automotive manufacturers around the world have spent millions, if not billions, of dollars investing in improving airbag technology. Yet, while today’s airbags...

Airbag technology has come a long way over the past 70 years. Today’s airbags are far safer than the first ones developed in the 1950s, and with many modern vehicles having 10 or more airbags installed throughout the cabin,...