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• Kia Soul Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Folding Rear Seat Design in 2020 and 2021 Models

  May 4, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A class action lawsuit claims newer model Kia Soul vehicles have a folding seat feature which makes the rear passenger seatbelts inaccessible due to its design.

• Toyota Airbag Problems May Cause Failure to Deploy in Accident, Resulting In Recall for 3.4M Vehicles

  January 22, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Toyota is recalling three million vehicles due to an electrical problem which could result in airbags and seatbelt pretensioners failing to deploy in the case of an accident.

• Ford Super Duty Truck Recall Issued Over Risk of Fire After Accidents

  December 16, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Ford is recalling more than 500,000 Super Duty trucks which may be at risk of a fire due to sparks from seatbelt pretensioners.

• Volkswagen, Porsche Recall Impacts 227K Vehicles with Airbag, Seatbelt Problems

  September 20, 2019

  Russell Maas

  More than 200,000 Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles are being recalled because of problems with airbag and seatbelt activation software.

• NHTSA To Use Child Passenger Safety Week To Promote Safe Car Seat Use

  September 10, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA is focusing its annual child passenger safety week on the proper use of car seats.

• Seatbelts in Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ 2015 Vehicles May Fail in Crash: Recall

  August 20, 2019

  Russell Maas

  A Ford recall affects more than 100,000 vehicles which may have defective seatbelts that could fail in an auto accident.

• Airbag Lawsuits Over Problems With ZF-TRW Control Units Filed Throughout Federal Court System

  July 17, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  Motions over the last month call for the creation of a multidistrict litigation involving all federal lawsuits filed against defective airbag control unites filed against parts supplier ZF-TRW.

• Airbag and Seatbelt Failures Lead to NHTSA Investigation Impacting 12.3 Million Vehicles

  April 24, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Federal investigators are looking into problems with airbag control units that may be disabling safety equipment in millions of vehicles.

• Ford F-150 Seatbelt Fire Risk Investigated by NHTSA

  August 9, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Federal highway safety officials have opened an investigation into reports of vehicle fires involving Ford F-150 pickup tricks, following at...

• Nissan Titan Recall Issued Due to Seat Belt Problems

  August 16, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Problems with the design of the rear seat belt has led to the recall of nearly 45,000 Nissan Titan trucks, due to concerns that the design could increase the risk of head trauma in the event of an auto accident.