Airbag Non Deployment in Jackson, MS

Next to seat belts, airbags are some of the most important modern automobile safety features. Under usual circumstances, in the event of a wreck, the airbags will deploy to help protect passenger occupants from more severe injuries. They will deploy rapidly, and keep passenger occupants from being thrown into the dashboard or other sharp objects and parts of the vehicle. That being said, airbags aren’t exactly soft pillows of air. The force and speed involved in car accidents are so great that the rapid deployment of airbags can actually cause some injuries to passenger occupants. Thankfully, in most cases, these injuries are much less severe than they would have been, had the airbags not deployed at all. When airbags fail to deploy, passenger occupants are at risk for severe, catastrophic or even life threatening injuries.

Design and Manufacturing Defects

Unfortunately, we’ve seen a lot of news about defective airbags in the recent months and years. We’ve seen anything from airbags not deploying when they’re supposed to, to defective inflators exploding and injuring or killing passenger occupants. In most cases, airbags that don’t deploy or deploy or explode at inappropriate times are almost always caused by manufacturing or design defects. Car accidents that involve defective airbags need to be reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and to the vehicle’s manufacturer as soon as possible. Additionally, it’s also crucial to speak with a personal injury attorney who has proven product liability case experience.

Airbag Non-Deployment During a Second Car Accident 

If your airbag failed to deploy after a second car accident, you may be dealing with a counterfeit airbag. After a car accident where airbags deploy, they will need to be replaced. This can happen at a smaller auto body shop, depending upon your situation. Unfortunately, it’s not unheard of some of these smaller shops being sold counterfeit airbags from crooked overseas manufacturers. These airbags are completely useless and will not perform to adequate safety standards, and in many cases they will not deploy in the event of a crash. If your airbags failed to deploy during a second or third car accident, you need to bring that information to your insurer and to your personal injury lawyer.