Hyderabad, April 25 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held BMW accountable for manufacturing defects as airbags didn't deploy during the accident.

The complainant, Shriram Shimha Teja, who is the CEO of Cyber Hat Solutions and owns a BMW 3 Series GT with AT BSIV, met with the accident on March 1, 2022, in Tanjavur Taluk, Tamil Nadu. During the crash, the windshield cracked, and glass fragments entered the bodies of the two passengers in the front seats, purportedly due to the failure of the airbags to activate.

BMW countered the accusations and stated that in the event of an accident, the vehicle's body structure would absorb the most impact, resulting in deformation. During the collision, the minimal threshold ...