ARC Airbag Inflator Defect Class Action

ARC Airbag Inflator Defect Class Action

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QC May 23, 2023 [en]

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CONSUMER LAW GROUP has launched a class action lawsuit against ARC, Joyson Safety Systems and Toyoda Gosei as well as General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Hyundai, Kia, and FCA (Chrysler), on behalf of individuals who purchased or leased one or more of these defective vehicles containing a defective airbag manufactured with a defective inflator manufactured by ARC. These airbags are manufactured with what is called a toroidal hybrid airbag inflator designed by ARC.

It is estimated that approximately 3 million Canadians are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat – airbag inflators that can explode in a collision and emit shrapnel.

There have been at least two deaths so far in the United States and Canada and at least seven injuries due to ARC’s faulty inflators. The explosions, which first began in 2009 are ongoing. The affected vehicles include a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, a 2004 Kia Optima, a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, two 2015 Chevrolet Traverses, a 2016 Audi A3, and a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse.

One of these tragic deaths was Marlene Beaudoin, a 40-year-old mother of 10 from Michigan who was struck by