Experienced Airbag Defect Lawyer Addresses Honda and the Overaggressive Airbag
Problems for Japanese automakers seem to be mounting with the increasing number of recalls in the past few weeks. Toyota has recalled approximately 8 or 9 million vehicles at this point in time, although I am not quite certain due to the fact that every other day there seems to be another recall notice published.
Recently Honda announced a recall of nearly a million vehicles due to defective airbags and overaggressive airbags that have been linked to catastrophic injuries and at least one fatality. Previously Honda announced a recall in 2008 and the summer of 2009 whereupon it was noted that the airbag inflators were producing too much pressure causing airbags to rupture sending dangerous parts towards the driver during an accident. These airbags are manufactured in the United States by a Honda subcontractor.
I recently resolved a case involving an overaggressive and defective airbag which caused blindness in one of my clients. The automobile manufacturer attempted to argue that it was not their fault and that the driver was simply out of position but we were successful countering this argument due to the fact that the driver was belted in the seat and argued that it is foreseeable during an accident that a driver or passenger can be jostled out of position. Frankly, the argument set forth by the automobile manufacturer was in this experienced airbag defect lawyer’s opinion complete nonsense and a red herring attempting to deflect focus from the more significant problem of the overaggressive airbag defect.
If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident caused by an airbag defect, please contact one of our experienced airbag defect lawyers for a free consultation. Don’t believe everything the manufacturers tell you. Our experience has clearly revealed that many of the manufacturers engage in a campaign of deny, delay and defend claims in their continuing effort to place profits over consumer safety.
