Takata Airbag Lawsuit Details
The Takata Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of airbags. They have recalled more than 7.8 million air bags in the United States since 2013. These airbags were installed in more than 100 different models of cars made by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. If you are an owner of one of these cars or you have been injured by an air bag while riding in one of these cars, you may be eligible to join the class action.
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The recall was issued because the airbags are defective. When they deploy in an accident they can spray pieces of metal into the drivers and passenger’s face and body. There have been 64 injuries linked to the defective airbags, including five deaths. Injuries can occur whenever the air bag is deployed, even in a low speed accident. A list of the cars that have Takata airbags installed can be found here.
Contact your local dealer if you own one of these vehicles and have not received a recall notice. Takata has provided at least seven different possible causes of this problem all believed to be related to the air bag inflators. However, when Takata testified before Congress they stated that the cause of the defect is still unknown. Another issue is that with such a large number of recalled vehicles, many are not getting their air bags replaced. Honda admitted the there are “simply not enough parts” to repair all of the recalled vehicles. It is believed that some injuries and deaths occurred because the owners had accidents while waiting for the parts or because they were not informed of the recall.
An important thing to remember is that this can happen whenever the air bag deploys. Whether it is a high or a low speed impact does not matter. The following cars are affected by the Takata airbag recall:
- BMW: 627,615 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2000 – 2005 3 Series Sedan 2000 – 2006 3 Series Coupe 2000 – 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon 2000 – 2006 3 Series Convertible 2001 – 2006 M3 Coupe 2001 – 2006 M3 Convertible
- Chrysler: 371,309 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2003 – 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 2005 – 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 2006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 2006 – 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 2008 – Dodge Ram 5500 2005 – 2008 Dodge Durango 2005 – 2008 Dodge Dakota 2005 – 2008 Chrysler 300 2007 – 2008 Chrysler Aspen
- Ford: 58,669 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2004 – Ranger 2005 – 2006 GT 2005 – 2007 Mustang
- General Motors: undetermined total number of potentially affected vehicles 2003 – 2005 Pontiac Vibe 2005 – Saab 9-2X
- Honda: 5,051,364 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2001 – 2007 Honda Accord) 2001 – 2002 Honda Accord 2001 – 2005 Honda Civic 2002 – 2006 Honda CR-V 2003 – 2011 Honda Element 2002 – 2004 Honda Odyssey 2003 – 2007 Honda Pilot 2006 – Honda Ridgeline 2003 – 2006 Acura MDX 2002 – 2003 Acura TL/CL 2005 – Acura RL
- Mazda: 64,872 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2003 – 2007 Mazda6 2006 – 2007 MazdaSpeed6 2004 – 2008 Mazda RX-8 2004 – 2005 MPV 2004 – B-Series Truck
- Mitsubishi: 11,985 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2004 – 2005 Lancer 2006 – 2007 Raider
- Nissan: 694,626 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima 2001 – 2004 Nissan Pathfinder 2002 – 2004 Nissan Sentra 2001 – 2004 Infiniti I30/I35 2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4 2003 – 2005 Infiniti FX35/FX45
- Subaru: 17,516 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2003 – 2005 Baja 2003 – 2005 Legacy 2003 – 2005 Outback 2004 – 2005 Impreza
- Toyota: 877,000 total number of potentially affected vehicles 2002 – 2005 Lexus SC 2002 – 2005 Toyota Corolla 2003 – 2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix 2002 – 2005 Toyota Sequoia 2003 – 2005 Toyota Tundra
If you are an owner of one of these cars or you have been injured by an air bag while riding in one of these cars, you may be eligible to join the class action. Please contact our attorneys for a consultation.
