Airbags Takata: A collective appeal arrives to compensate motorists

Last Tuesday, June 24, an emergency measure was taken by the Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, for Immobilize 800,000 additional vehicles equipped with Takata Aribags. This now brings to 2.5 million the number of cars affected by a recall because of this equipment (the list of dozens of brands concerned here) Having already caused 18 deaths since 2013, when their dangerousness has been proven.

In an attempt to partially compensate for this sad assessment and this strong inertia in the face of the problem, the Association Consumption Housing and Living Environment (CLCV) will launch a collective action.

In a second step, the procedure could allow many people to claim damages. Note that this collective action could not be implemented earlier. In question, the expectation of a transposition of a European directive into French law allowing this kind of action, hitherto limited to financial, and non -moral damage.