Date Initiated: 02/05/2015
The cases were consolidated in a multidistrict litigation Feb. 5, 2015.
The VW airbag settlement benefits individuals who owned or leased certain Volkswagen or Audi vehicles containing a Takata airbag between Feb. 9, 2016 and Nov. 10, 2021. A full list of affected vehicles can be found on the settlement website.
Date Initiated: 11/10/2021
The VW airbag settlement benefits individuals who owned or leased certain Volkswagen or Audi vehicles containing a Takata airbag between Feb. 9, 2016 and Nov. 10, 2021. A full list of affected vehicles can be found on the settlement website.
In re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:15-md-02599-FAM in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Date Initiated: 02/05/2015
The airbag class action lawsuit against Volkswagen and Audi is one of many surrounding the massive airbag recall scandal. Takata airbags installed in millions of vehicles caused at least 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries due to allegedly faulty inflators, which may shoot shrapnel into the vehicle when activated.Â
Companies such as BMW, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota already reached a class action settlement over the defective airbags. The U.S. Department of Justice ordered Takata to pay up to $1 billion in penalties.
The VW airbag settlement benefits individuals who owned or leased certain Volkswagen or Audi vehicles containing a Takata airbag between Feb. 9, 2016 and Nov. 10, 2021. A full list of affected vehicles can be found on the settlement website.
Date Initiated: 11/10/2021
The Court preliminarily approved this settlement Nov. 10, 2021.
The settlement with Volkswagen and Audi provides cash payments to owners and lessees of affected vehicles. If drivers did not incur any related expenses, they can collect payments of up to $500 from the settlement.
Larger payments are available for consumers who incurred out of pocket expenses related to the Takata airbag recall. Although this settlement doesn’t include payments for personal injury or property damage claims, drivers can collect compensation for other expenses, including:
If Class Members do not want to participate in this settlement but wish to retain their legal standing against Volkswagen or Audi, they must submit an exclusion or objection request by Feb. 14, 2022.
In order to benefit from the Volkswagen Audi class action settlement, Class Members must file a valid claim form by the claim deadline – estimated to be March 7, 2023.
