Airbag Rupture Kills Driver in Canada

Aug 11,2016

Another airbag supplier is under investigation after a person died due to an airbag rupture. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Tennessee-based ARC Automotive’s hybrid airbag inflators. The deadly accident occurred in Canada last month, when the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was involved in a low-speed collision that, according to Transport Canada, should have been survivable. The driver’s side airbag ruptured in the crash, killing the driver.

Last year, a preliminary investigation was launched in regards to two incidents with ARC airbags. In 2009, a Chrysler Town and Country minivan driver was severely injured when the airbag ruptured in a collision with a snowmobile. Another incident involved a Kia Optima in 2014.

The cause of the airbag ruptures is under investigation, and as many as 8 million airbags could be affected. The vehicles affected are models made by General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Hyundai and Kia.

“Drivers rely on air bags to protect them in case of an accident. They shouldn’t have to worry that this life-saving device might explode,” said Attorney Walter Clark, founder of Walter Clark Legal Group.

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