Airbag malfunctions can show up in ways that are easy to miss at first. Many Cabot clients describe one of these patterns:
- The crash “should have” triggered the airbag based on the severity of the impact, but it didn’t deploy.
- The airbag deployed unexpectedly or seemed to deploy in a way that worsened injuries.
- Injuries appear after the fact—for example, irritation, burns, hearing issues, facial trauma, or ongoing pain that becomes clearer during follow-up care.
- A repair shop replaces components, but the underlying issue remains unclear, especially when parts are swapped without a full explanation.
Whether you discovered the problem immediately or later after a safety campaign, you still may have legal options. What matters is documenting how the airbag behaved and how your injuries connect to that malfunction.


