Airbags
Airbags can significantly reduce the chance of death or injury in an accident. Defective airbags, however, can cause serious harm to drivers. The Center for Auto Safety is working to ensure that airbags are properly engineered and truly protect occupants in collisions.
Background Information
- N.H.T.S.A. Sets Standards for Data Collected From Black Boxes in Cars
- Airbag Recalls 1975-2012
- GM Airbag Investigations 2000-Present
- A Hidden Threat to Drivers
- NHTSA Study re: Frontal Airbag Non-Deployment
- "Head Bags" Help Keep Drivers Alive, Study Shows
- Airbag Study Shows Huge Variation In Safety Records
Honda
- CAS files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request for Records of Honda Airbag Investigation
- Honda Airbag Recall Query RQ09-004 Documents
- Automakers Recall 3.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags
- Honda Expands Recall 11V-260, Issues Stop Sale Technical Service Bulletin to Dealers
- CAS Letter to NHTSA re: Honda Airbag Inflator Recalls
- Honda: Girl's Death Prompted Recall
- Honda Recall 09V-259: Why Vehicles were not Included in Recall 08V-593
- Honda Airbag Inflator Recalls
- Honda Adds 273,000 Vehicles to Long-Running Air Bag Recall
- Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Driver's Airbag Inflator Recall Expansion
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Nissan
- CAS Summary Judgment Motion Reply and Exhibits
- Nissan Recalls Altimas to Replace Air Bags
- CAS Urges Consumers to Replace Passenger Airbag in 1994-95 Nissan Altima
- Airbag Injuries to Passengers Bedevil Nissan
- Nissan Tested Altima Air Bag Replacement
- Air Bag Lawsuits Blame Nissan for Eye Injuries
- 1994, Early 1995 Nissan Air Bags Continues to Jeopardize Passengers; Nissan, Government Must Act
- Defective Nissan Altima Passenger-Side Air Bags Blind People
- Statement of Clarence Ditlow on Nissan Altima Airbags That Blind Passengers
Litigation
CAS Actions
State Action
- Traffic Safety Agency Warns Consumers of Fraudulent Airbags
- California enacts SB869: Fraudulent Airbag Repairs Now a Crime
- Statement of Clarence M. Ditlow Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety SB 869 (Yee) On Auto Repair and Airbag Safety Before The California Assembly Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection - 6/28/11
- Governor Signs Yee’s Bill to Stop Airbag Repair Fraud
NHTSA Investigation
Press Releases
- Air bag recalls involve 1.3 million vehicles in U.S.
- Automakers Recall 3.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags
- Phony Airbags: What To Do If You Have Them On Your Car
- Counterfeit air bags could malfunction, explode, regulators warn
- Consumers likely to pay cost of replacing counterfeit airbags, dealers say
- NHTSA Alerts Consumers to Dangers of Counterfeit Air Bags
- Mercedes warranty Extension 2005 – 2006 ML (164), SLK (171), C (203), CLK (209), E (211), CLS (219), R (251), and 2005 – 2008 G(463)
