A lawsuit has been enacted after a mother from Florida died last year due to a 'grenade'-like explosion from a counterfeit airbag during a car crash.
by ANDREW MCKEE | WKRC StaffFILE PHOTO: A lawsuit has been enacted after a mother from Florida died last year due to a "grenade"-like explosion from a counterfeit airbag during a car crash.was only 22 years old when she was in a frontal collision in her 2020 Chevy Malibu on June 11, 2023. She purchased the Malibu from DriveTime, a used car company that operates nationwide, according to the lawsuit.
“On or about September 24, 2022, the subject Chevy Malibu was involved in a collision that caused the front driver-side airbag and front driver-side seatbelt pretensioner to deploy,” the complaint reads. “The damage to the subject Chevy Malibu from the crash was so significant that the vehicle should have been classified as a total loss, issued a salvage title, and removed from service.”
The complaint alleges that the mechanic who fixed the car after its initial crash "purchased counterfeit and non-compliant airbag components" and installed them into the Malibu. The lawsuit says the non-compliant airbag was manufactured and sold by Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology Company.
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