Airbag Recall News

In September 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an Initial Decision in which it concluded that defective airbags manufactured by ARC present risks for serious injuries. As a result of its...

While it has been nearly a decade since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered a nationwide recall of Takata’s defective airbags, many people still have vehicles equipped with these dangerous...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently confirmed the 28th death caused by a defective Takata airbag. According to Newsweek, the victim was driving a 2004 Honda Civic at the time of his death....

Last month, Ford and Mazda both issued new “Do Not Drive” warnings for vehicles equipped with Takata airbags. The warnings cover vehicles that were already subject to recalls due to having defective airbags installed....

Airbags are crucial safety equipment in modern vehicles. In collisions that involve significant impact, airbags can protect drivers and passengers from serious injuries—and they can even save drivers and passengers’...

Defective airbags present serious risks for drivers and passengers. When defective airbags explode, they do so with extreme force, and this force is more than enough to cause life-altering injuries. Tragically, some defective...

Airbag injuries should not happen. Your airbags should deploy properly in the event of a crash, and they should do their job of protecting you as much as possible. While airbags won’t necessarily prevent all injuries during...

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...

For airbags to work properly, they need to deploy at the correct speed. This is true not only regarding the speed that a vehicle is traveling at the time of impact but also regarding the speed of the airbag itself. Airbag...

Airbag injuries are a very real concern. While airbags are supposed to help keep us safe in the event of an accident—and in many cases they do—they can also cause serious and fatal injuries in some cases. For individuals...