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Archive for August 17th, 2009

Common defects in side air bag systems include failure to install a side air bag, or installing only a torso air bag that fails to protect the head and neck. Perhaps the most common defect reported to us is the failure of the side air bag to deploy during a side impact crash. Often, this results from defective sensor placement or defective software algorithms in electronic sensors that fail to detect the crash severity. This can stem from negligent testing programs that do not address real-world crashes.

Some side air bags can hang up on the seat or trim panels, causing them to deploy incompletely or improperly. Also, a few side air bag systems were defectively designed to be so forceful that they can inflict serious personal injuries or even catastrophic injuries when they inflate. Such “aggressive” side air bags are particularly dangerous for children and infants.

These defects can cause severe personal injuries, including head trauma; traumatic brain injuries (TBI); skull fractures; facial injuries; spinal cord injuries; cervical spine fractures or dislocations; paralysis (paraplegia, quadriplegia); arm and hand injuries, including traumatic amputation; chest injuries; heart injuries; pelvic injuries; bone fractures/orthopedic injuries; flail chest; as well as numerous other injuries. In some cases, defects in your side air bags can cause your death.

If you have any questions about whether the air bags in your vehicle are defective or failed to protect you in a crash, please feel free to call me on our toll-free number, fax me or email me. As an air bag attorney, as well as a former air bag engineer and expert witness, I would be honored to apply my 20 years of experience with air bags to answer your questions anywhere in the United States.

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