Lawsuit Accuses 3 Automakers and Parts Maker in Air Bag Case

Lawsuit Accuses 3 Automakers and Parts Maker in Air Bag Case
The storage facility auto tower of German carmaker Volkswagen is reflected in a VW logo at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, on March 26, 2021. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked to such explosions.

The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Francisco, names ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tennessee, which made the inflators and sold them to air bag manufacturers. The air bag makers, in turn, sold them to General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen, which are named in the lawsuit, too.