While an airbag failure may sound like a fluke that happens to others, failing airbags are common. Airbag failure recalls affect more than 34 million U.S. vehicles on the road today. In fact, defective airbags made by a company called Takata have been recently recalled due to their track record of causing injury and death–but 69 million vehicles using these airbags remain in use [2]. It is estimated to take until 2020 to fix these defective airbags.
With millions of faulty airbags out there, if you have been injured in a car accident, there is a chance an airbag failure was a contributing factor in your injuries. Airbags don’t just cause injuries and death when they launch shrapnel through the vehicle. They may also cause harm by deploying too early, late or not at all. In other cases, airbags may deploy after a minor impact, causing more injuries than the impact itself.
Injuries from an airbag failure may include (but are not limited to) head trauma, paralysis, broken bones, blindness, paralysis, brain damage, amputation, paraplegia and even death.