Car Owner’s Dh300,000 Claim Against Dealer Over Airbag Fault Thrown Out
Judges rule car owner failed to prove that the airbags should have deployed or that the dealer was at fault
Staff WriterDec 17, 2025, 9:47 AMThe Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Cases Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a car owner against a vehicle dealership and its affiliated maintenance centre, in which he sought Dh300,000 in compensation over an airbag that allegedly failed to deploy during an accident.
The claimant said he was involved in a traffic accident and was surprised to find that the airbags did not activate, despite the dealer having contacted him several months earlier to warn of a manufacturing defect and requesting that he bring the vehicle in for repairs.
According to the case file, the owner had taken the car to the authorised maintenance centre after booking an appointment. The vehicle was returned to him within a day or two, and he believed the airbag defect had been rectified, as he was not informed of any outstanding issue.
After the accident, the owner received an accident report stating that the airbags had not operated due to a manufacturing defect. He subsequently met the branch manager of the dealership, who allegedly told him that the airbags had only been disconnected rather than replaced, prompting him to file the lawsuit.
The court ruled that the claimant failed to provide evidence proving that the airbags did not deploy during the accident or that the circumstances of the collision required their deployment. It also noted that he did not seek to substantiate his claim through any legally recognised means of proof.
As the claim was not supported by sufficient factual or legal grounds, the court rejected the case.
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