News tagged with 'Airbags'

As part of an agreement reached Thursday with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan will replace passenger-side airbags in 1994 and early 1995 model Nissan Altimas. For several years, numerous public interest groups have called on the NHTSA to recall the airbags due to their connection w

According to consumer interest groups and major automakers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) decision to remove warning labels on enhanced airbag systems places children at risk of serious injury and death. Known as "smart" airbags, the improved safety devices adjust inflation based on the

Automakers are expressing concern over the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) new regulation requiring car manufacturers to install enhanced airbags in a large percentage of 2004 models. The NHTSA is demanding the installation of the safety devices, known as "smart" airbags, because of their abil

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating several possible defects with Ford Motor Company's 2000 and 2001 Focus. The NHTSA initiated their inspection after reports of possible airbag malfunctions in both models emerged. Sixteen Ford Focus owners have suffered second and third degree

Mercedes-Benz U.S.A will pay a Florida couple $2.25 million after a Federal jury ruled the automaker was responsible for injuries the man and wife sustained in a 1998 accident. Elwood and Norma Kaplan were driving outside of Naples when a Dodge Durango driven by Delwin J. Wohlgemuth crashed into the driver side door o

A Florida jury awarded a Jacksonville woman $1.75 million yesterday for injuries she sustained in an airbag related accident. Irene Tyson lost her left eye during a minor collision when the passenger-side airbag in the Ford Windstar her husband was driving inflated and struck her face. Plaintiff attorneys, who claime

Airbags are designed to save lives in the event of an auto accident. Occasionally, though, an inflated airbag may injure a passenger. Most bags deploy with a tremendous amount of force, thus posing a serious threat to those who sit too closely to them. Unfortunately for those injured, airbag lawsuits are extremely h

Recently, DaimlerChrysler recalled 120,000 2002 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles after investigators determined that faulty brackets could cause driver side airbags to inflate too slowly. The deadly flaw was discovered during recent crash tests. The recall covers 2002 models manufactured through November 27, 2001.

Over the past 14 months, four airbag lawsuits against automakers have gone to trial. The suits arose from alleged airbag design defects that caused the devices to deploy during low-speed crashes, killing children riding in the front seat. So far, the automakers have successfully defended each of these suits. At

The National Highway Transportation Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating DaimlerChrysler AG minivans after 164 complaints were registered in conjunction with a the faulty clockspring assembly. This assembly is responsible for providing electricity to the driver side airbag for deployment in the eve

Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began investigating an airbag problem that was reported in the 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. The complaint states that when the driver's airbag deployed during a crash, metal fragments flew out, damaging the airbag and injuring the car's occupants.

The Federal government is stepping up its investigation into airbag defects involving 2.8 million DaimlerChrysler minivans. Reports state that airbags installed in the minivans may not deploy in a crash. At least two people have been injured when their airbags failed to deploy. The investigation involves airbags i

More than 29 people have suffered severe eye injuries, including blindness, because of deploying passenger side airbags in late model Nissan Altimas. An investigation has been launched in order to determine why such injuries occurred in the 1994 and 1995 model Altimas. There are approximately 325,000 of these models