Airbag Failure

Georgia Lawyers: Accountability for Airbag Failures

When a motor vehicle accident results in a serious injury or loss of a loved one, the family has many questions. Common questions we hear are: why didn't the airbag deploy or why didn't the airbag protect me? The fact is that while airbags are safety devices that can and do prevent catastrophe, they are safety systems and safety systems can fail. Although the majority of the time, airbag safety systems save lives, airbag failures can cause life-altering injuries and fatalities.

An Auto Defect Law Firm That Stands Apart From the Rest

At the Atlanta-based law firm of Harris, Penn & Lowry, LLP, our attorneys are driven by the desire to seek justice and pursue safer products for consumers. We are leaders in auto defect litigation in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and throughout the United States. We have a firm commitment to each client — to be attentive to their needs, to seek full compensation for their losses, and to pursue accountability against those that have cause such harm. When a client has been injured as a result of an airbag failure, we get answers and we seek results.

Faulty Airbag Deployment: Early, Late, or Not at All

Although the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has implemented regulations which mandate safer, advanced frontal airbag systems, it did not implement specific design specifications for airbags. Therefore, there is still room for error, as long as the airbag meets minimal standards. Common airbag failures involve manufacturing, design, and product defects involving:

• Inadequate sensors (for detecting deceleration speed or angle)
• Sensors fail to register and adjust to the size and weight of the person
• Failure to adjust to the position of the seat or the person's position in the seat
• Faulty airbag installation
• Inadequate warnings
• Faulty airbag components
• Airbag vent defects (causing person to be thrust into a deflating airbag)

Airbags are complicated safety devices — much more complex than simply devices that balloon out during a crash. There are several intricate components that function in the matter of milliseconds. A flaw at any stage in the process can have disastrous results: causing serious airbag injuries or airbag deaths. Our lawyers not only have comprehensive understanding of these systems, we work with investigators and experts to detect and expose design defects and manufacturing defects that caused an airbag failure. We then prepare a solid case for product liability against the manufacturer or other responsible parties.

Contact us to learn more about our experience, what makes us different, and how we can help you after a serious injury or wrongful death of a loved one.

Our auto defects work is provided on a contingent fee basis—this means that you will pay our firm no attorneys' fees unless we are able to obtain a verdict or settlement in your case.

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