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ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement

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Where this case stands

Claims closed

Payments follow final court approval and the end of any appeals, typically twelve to twenty-four months after the claim deadline.

Pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (No. 19-ml-2905).

  1. August 8, 2019
    Case filed

What happened

Consumer plaintiffs allege that defective Airbag Control Units in approximately 12.3 million vehicles may cause airbags to fail to inflate in the event of a crash. Settlements have been reached with multiple vehicle manufacturers including Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, and Kia.

Do you qualify?

Consumers who own or owned vehicles with defective Airbag Control Units. Specific eligibility details are available on the settlement administrator websites for each manufacturer.

How to file

Visit the appropriate settlement website for your vehicle manufacturer: Mitsubishi (https://www.acusettlement.com/mitsubishi), Hyundai/Kia (https://www.acusettlement.com/hyundaikia), or Toyota (https://www.airbagcontrolunitsettlement.com/) to file a claim. Specific claim procedures and deadlines are available on those sites.

Common questions

How much does the ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement pay?
The settlement fund is $62M.Why settlement checks are smaller than the headline number →
What is the status of the ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement?
Claims closed. Payments follow final court approval and the end of any appeals, typically twelve to twenty-four months after the claim deadline.
Is the ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement notice real, or a scam?
Acus Settlement (implied from settlement websites) is the court-appointed administrator. Claims are filed only at acusettlement.com. Filing is always free, and no administrator asks for payment or a full Social Security number by email or text.How to tell a real settlement notice from a scam →
Who are the attorneys in the ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Settlement?
For the plaintiffs: Jason Avellino (Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP); Christopher Hamp Lyons (Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP); Patrick Marriott (Keller Rohrback LLP); Dorothy P Antullis (Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP). For ZF-TRW and various auto manufacturers (Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Kia): Karen Elizabeth Keller (Shaw Keller LLP); Sarah K. Molina (Klein Thomas Lee and Fresard); Tatiana Wallace (Sidley Austin LLP); Takayuki Ono (Sidley Austin LLP). From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • Remigiusz Rundzio(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Lore Van Houten(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Joseph Fuller(Consol Plaintiff)
  • Daniel Sivlich(Claimant)
  • James Dean
  • John Colbert
  • Gersen Damens
  • Paul Huitzil

+ 155 more

Defendants

  • Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC
  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
  • Honda Motor Co., Ltd
  • STMicroelectronics SDN BHD
  • STMicroelectronics S.r.1.
  • ZF Automotive US Inc.
  • ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC
  • ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc

+ 36 more

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