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Paris Judges Open Criminal Probe Into Takata Airbags After Third Fatality

Investigators are examining whether Takata concealed airbag defects that prompted a Europe-wide immobilization of Citroën’s C3-DS3 range.

Retrait, par un professionnel, d’un airbag Takata, dans un garage de Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin), le 19 février dernier. Le parquet de Paris a annoncé vendredi 20 juin 2025 qu’une information judiciaire avait été ouverte.

Overview

  • Paris JIRS has taken over probes into three fatal Takata airbag explosions in Galan (Nov 18, 2023), Trois-Îlets (Dec 28, 2021) and Reims (June 11, 2025).
  • An April 16 information judiciaire casts charges of deceptive commercial practices, aggravated fraud and endangerment of life.
  • The transport ministry reports 18 deaths and 25 injuries from Takata inflators in France, largely in overseas territories where heat and humidity accelerate propellant decay.
  • After the June 11 Reims crash, Citroën ordered a Europe-wide “stop drive” immobilization for all C3 and DS3 cars fitted with Takata airbags.
  • Stellantis initially recalled only post-2014 models in May without driving bans, but repairs remain pending on about one-third of affected vehicles.