Perspective
Jun. 15, 2016
Airbag recall puts consumers in a bind
The recall of nearly 70 million Takata airbags — so many that regulators have been forced to conduct a "rolling recall" — has left many consumers with a Hobson's choice: abandon their vehicles or continue to drive them and hope their turn is near. By Jonathan Michaels
Jonathan A. Michaels
Managing Partner
MLG Attorneys at Law
Phone: (949) 581-6900
Email: jmichaels@defectattorney.com
Whittier Coll SOL; CA
Jonathan specializes in representing clients in the automotive industry.
By now, most understand that our nation faces an epidemic of automotive recalls, igniting both fear and confusion in the hearts and minds of consumers. Spurred on by General Motors' shocking admission that it had known of a deadly ignition switch defect in its vehicles for 13 years, but failed to issue a recall, all sorts of automaker misdeeds have come to light, leading manufacturers to issue recalls at alarming rates.
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