Personal Injury Law

Chrysler Will Repair the Airbags in Over 355,000 Minivans

This summer, Chrysler plans on fixing over 355,000 minivans. They are quick to point out that this is not a "recall" in the vein of the recent Honda and Toyota recalls. Chrysler claims that even with this new problem with the airbags, their vehicles still meet the federal standard for safety. In addition, no personal injuries due to defective airbags in New York or throughout the U.S. have been reported at this time, officials say. Apparently, the front airbags in certain Chrysler minivans can fail if the sensor is cracked and then gets wet.

A proper working airbag can save your life. Of course, an airbag will not help if it is not working properly and dos not deploy. Since airbags became mandatory in the mid 1990s, more than 18,000 lives were saved by use of an airbag by the year 2006. However, between 1990 and 2006, there were 262 deaths due to malfunctioning airbags. Faulty airbags can cause serious injuries when they fail to deploy or when they deploy suddenly or at a time when they are not supposed to release.

Full post as published by New York Injury Talk Blog on March 19, 2010 (boomark / email).