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The UFC Que Choisir launches a group action and asks Stellantis to pay all the indirect costs linked to the immobilization of the cars. The Airbags Takata affair has gained new magnitude with the death of a driver in June. His family is expressed for the first time.
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Vincent Dupré decided to speak to alert and so that it does not happen anymore. On June 11, his wife hit the road on a fast lane Near Reims (Marne) aboard her Citroën C3 to get her daughter. But without news of them, her husband is worried and decides to go in search of them.
“”I saw that there was an accident reported on the urban crossing. I said to myself no, it is not possible. And in fact, in the opposite direction, I saw the car in the embankment and the rescue helicopter. I stopped at the place of the accident where I was told that my daughter had already left with the firefighters, that she was not seriously injured. On the other hand, my spouse was in the Samu’s ambulance and the Samu doctor appeared after 30 seconds to say that we have to go, because his condition is deteriorating“, testifies the victim’s husband.
This 37 -year -old mother will succumb to her injuries three days later. A fatal accident that occurred following the explosion with a defective airbag of the Takata brand. By exploding, it can project metallic debris on the driver.
“”A few years ago, Citroën had made a first reminder and my spouse asked me to check her airbag. At the time, his car was not concerned. (…) The recall went until 2013 and unfortunately for us, the car was from 2014, a year old. I lost my spouse because of that. I have hatred of having lost my wife in these conditions. A security organ that kills you, it should not exist“, Book Vincent Dupré.
The victim’s family today pursues Stellantis in justice. The automotive group, for its part, ensures that a reminder of the vehicle was sent to the address corresponding to the vehicle’s gray card, but it was no longer valid. An argument refuted today by the family lawyer. “”Insurance was at the address of Madame. She regularly received promotional offers or SMS informing her of the commercial operations implemented by Citroën. I believe that if we wanted to take the trouble to know where the vehicle was, we had all the means to get there“Explains Sébastien Busy.
Following this accident, the government ordered car manufacturers to immobilize 800,000 additional vehicles. In France, in total, 1.7 million cars are affected by these airbag problems.
