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GM, Chevy Truck Airbags Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: A pair of truck owners lodged a class action against GM and Chysler, as well as the maker of Joyson airbags.
- Why: Plaintiffs allege the automakers intentionally concealed from consumers defective and dangerous truck airbags. .
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.
General Motors and Fiat Chrysler concealed from drivers that airbag inflators installed in some of its GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado, and Ram trucks are prone to explosion, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Lead plaintiffs Glenn Sager and Thomas Harries claim General Motors, along with Fiat Chrysler and Joyson airbag manufacturer Key Safety Systems, misrepresented vehicles installed with the defective airbags as safe.
Sager and Harries want to represent a nationwide Class of consumers who purchased or leased one of the affected vehicles in the United States, as well as a separate state Class for anyone who purchased or leased a vehicle in New Jersey or Missouri.
The allegedly defective truck airbags are installed in 2015-16 GMC Sierra 1500, 2015 GMC Sierra 2500, 2015 GMC Sierra 3500, 2015-16 Chevy Silverado 1500, 2015-16 Chevy Silverado 2500, 2015-16 Chevy Silverado 3500, 2015-19 Ram 1500, 2015-20 Ram 2500, 2015-20 Ram 3500, and 2019-20 Ram 1500 Classic vehicles, according to the class action lawsuit.
While neither Sager nor Harris say they have been physically injured by the alleged defect, they both claim they would not have paid as much as they did for their trucks — a 2016 Chevy Silverado and a 2015 GMC Sierra, respectively — had they been aware of the defective airbags.
Defective Truck Airbags May Explode With No Warning
Sager and Harris say the defect in the Joyson-manufactured airbags — installed in the side curtains of the above Fiat Chrysler trucks and the roof-rails of the above GMC trucks —is caused by moisture contamination during the manufacturing process.
The defect causes the truck airbags to spontaneously explode when activated by an accident, according to the class action lawsuit, which adds that Joyson airbags have been involved in three recalls related to the inflator defect as of August 2021.
“The Truck Manufacturers are putting profits ahead of safety by continuing to equip vehicles with Joyson airbags, even though they knew or should have known those airbags were defective,” states the class action lawsuit.
Sager and Harris claim the defendants are in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, and the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, among others.
Plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting costs, restitution, disgorgement, punitive damages, treble damages, exemplary damages, compensatory damages, and overpayment damages.
General Motors is the subject of another class action lawsuit filed last month that alleges millions of its trucks and SUVS have unsafe airbag and seat belt systems. Have you been injured by an exploding airbag in one of the affected General Motors or Fiat Chrysler trucks? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Christopher A. Seeger and Christopher L. Ayers of Seeger Weiss LLP, W. Daniel “Dee” Miles, III, H. Clay Barnett, III, and J. Mitch Williams of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., James E. Cecchi, Caroline F. Bartlett, and Jordan M. Steele of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C., and Joseph H. Meltzer and Melissa L. Troutner of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP.
The GM, Chevy Truck Airbags Class Action Lawsuit is Sager, et al., v. Key Safety Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-15867, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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I was involved in an accident on September 7th 2021. I was T-Boned in an intersection I’m Woburn Massachusetts. My truck is a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado.