Miami Car Accident Lawyer for Airbag Related Injuries and Insurance Claims for Compensation

Ensuring Safety and Addressing Potential Risks

Jonathan Perazzo, the Miami car accident lawyer from the Perazzo Law Firm, understands that airbags play a crucial role in safeguarding the lives of drivers and their passengers during car accidents. Vehicle manufacturers like Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, GM, Toyota, Nissan, and Ford, have consistently incorporated airbags into their vehicle designs. However, these very manufacturers have had to recall millions of vehicles due to defective airbags over time. At Perazzo Law, our personal injury team in Miami and North Miami Beach acknowledges the proven effectiveness of airbags in reducing personal injury in the event of a collision that triggers their deployment. Nevertheless, there are situations where airbags can inadvertently cause harm. While they can save lives during high-speed collisions, they may also deploy due to manufacturing flaws or third-party negligence during airbag replacement, resulting in severe personal injuries like facial disfigurement, burns, broken noses, or jaws.

Injuries can extend to broken collarbones, spinal cord damage, and head trauma in young children and elderly passengers due to defective airbag deployment unrelated to a car accident. Regardless of the circumstances, airbag manufacturers, carmakers, airbag designers, dealerships, and insurance companies have a legal obligation to ensure airbags are safe and pose no risk of personal injury to the occupants of vehicles equipped with airbags. All drivers should be mindful of the risks associated with faulty airbags and consult their local dealers for maintenance to prevent accidents. Car rental agencies, too, must ensure that vehicles they rent have properly installed airbags.

Understanding Airbag Deployment

In Miami, Jonathan Perazzo, the founder of the Perazzo Law Firm, possesses extensive expertise in handling airbag-related accidents. He knows that airbags, depending on their placement in the vehicle, are designed to deploy based on the collision's severity and the vehicle's speed at the time of impact, whether with another vehicle, a light post, or a pedestrian. A correctly manufactured frontal airbag is intended to activate when the vehicle collides head-on with another object at a speed exceeding 15 mph.

While the primary objective of airbags is to minimize injury and save lives, their complex mechanism may not always function flawlessly. The force released during airbag deployment can lead to personal injuries in young children, including scrapes, burns, and potential breathing problems due to the chemicals emitted from the airbag.

Airbag deployment, occurring in about 30 milliseconds, exerts roughly 200 mph of nitrogen force onto a passenger's face, triggered by sensors activating chemical charges involved in the airbag inflation process. Sometimes, these sensors malfunction, resulting in accidents involving faulty airbags in Miami.

No airbag should deploy spontaneously. If it does, contact one of our Miami personal injury lawyers at the Perazzo Law Firm's Miami or North Miami offices for a FREE initial consultation to explore the possibility of an insurance claim for compensation. Injuries resulting from airbag incidents can range from fractures, cuts, and bruises to broken shoulders or noses, which are considered permanent injuries. Perazzo Law is well aware of the far-reaching effects of permanent injuries on accident victims' lives.

An airbag-related incident can also lead to a broken shoulder or collarbone, necessitating surgical procedures, such as pins, casts, and rehabilitation. These injuries can significantly impact the quality of life and result in economic setbacks. The Perazzo Law Firm is dedicated to securing compensation for Airbag Accident victims and recovering damages from those responsible, operating on a "No WIN, no FEE" basis. In simple terms, if we don't obtain compensation for our clients, we won't charge any legal fees.

Motor vehicle operators and owners are not legally bound to have airbags replaced after they have been deployed. However, when they are replaced, they should be done so by authorized airbag dealers, insurance companies, or the vehicle’s manufacturer. Miami-Dade and Broward County motorists are urged to contact the Perazzo Law Firm in the event of an airbag deploying without due cause. If you were hurt, contact your insurance provider and the Perazzo Law Firm ONLINE. An airbag incident can result in not only fractures and breaks, but also burns and cuts which can lead to permanent scarring on the face or neck areas. Scars on the face can be very traumatic and negatively effect the quality of the airbag accident victim's life. Apart from scars on the face or neck, an airbag incident that leads to injury can provoke damage to the victim's eyes, which can perhaps cause temporary or permanent loss of vision. Surgical procedures to repair an accident victims vision can be costly and very risky. Airbags can cause a variety of injuries to those that experience an airbag accident as a result of manufacturer or third-party negligence.

Yes, car manufacturers such as Toyota, GM, Nissan, Ford, etc., have had to recall millions of Takata Airbags with car manufacturer settlements in the billions of dollars worldwide. Nothing is perfects, airbags aren’t either. They sometimes explode when they shouldn’t, and they sometimes don’t when they should. Any vehicle that has a safety issue or situation involving the airbag or airbags in their car or cars, should contact their local dealer or insurance provider. Mechanics should not be meddling with airbags unless they are authorized by the car dealership or manufacturer. Recalls have swept through Miami-Dade cities such as; Hialeah, Homestead, Miami, and throughout out Broward County as well (see Cities We Serve).