Kessler Topaz has filed a class action complaint against General Motors Corp. (“GM”) related to potential safety issues involving defective seatbelt and airbag systems in certain GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick trucks and sport utility vehicles ("Class Vehicles"). The complaint was filed in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and assigned civil action number 2:21cv15508.
According to the complaint, this Action concerns a catastrophic system failure in the airbag control unit for General Motors’ vehicles. At the time of failure, airbags and/or seatbelts fail to deploy properly and vehicle occupants have no protection when they need it most. This unnecessarily risks the lives of millions of consumers.
Complaints to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) catalogue more than eight hundred instances in which airbags and/or seatbelts suspiciously failed in the Class Vehicles during frontal crashes. Many of these reports specifically state that GM knew about and investigated the crash after the reported airbag failures. A separate NHTSA dataset reveals that, from 1999 to the present, thousands have been killed or injured in a frontal collision in which the airbags did not deploy in one of these vehicles.
If you or someone you know purchased a GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, or Buick truck or SUV (1999 - present), and you have concerns about this potential safety issue and would like further information, please fill out our online form, or contact Jon Naji at 484-270-1453 or toll free at 888-299-7706.