In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation
Hyundai-Kia Airbag Control Unit Settlement
Case No. 2:19-ml-02905-JAK-JPR

Key Dates


Event

Deadline
Participate by Filing a Claim
by April 8, 2027
 

To obtain reimbursement for certain reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in completing the Recalls for a Recalled Vehicle or a residual distribution payment you must submit a valid claim. Please refer to FAQ 7 for details on how to submit a valid claim. Please refer to FAQ 5FAQ 6, FAQ 7, and FAQ 11 for further details.

Under the current schedule, claims must be submitted electronically or postmarked by April 8, 2027.

Request Exclusion
by August 25, 2025
(PASSED)

The deadline to exclude yourself from this Settlement or “opt out” of the Settlement, was August 25, 2025 and has passed. If you excluded yourself, you will not receive any of the benefits offered under this Settlement, but you will preserve your rights to sue the Settling Defendants over the claims being resolved by this Settlement. You cannot both exclude yourself from and object to this Settlement.

Please refer to FAQ 20FAQ 21, and FAQ 22 for further details.

Object to the Settlement
by August 25, 2025
(PASSED)

If you wished to object to this Settlement, you could have written to the lawyers in this case and the Court, and explained what you believe is unfair, unreasonable, or inadequate about the Settlement. The deadline to object to the settlement was August 25, 2025 and has passed. If you objected to the Settlement, you are expressing your views about the Settlement, but you will remain a member of the Class (if you are otherwise eligible) and you will still release the claims covered by this Settlement. If you made an objection, you must still submit a claim to receive compensation under the Settlement. Please refer to FAQ 25 and FAQ 26 for further details.

Fairness Hearing
September 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. PDT
(HELD)

The Court held Fairness Hearing on September 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. PDT, via Zoom webinar. At this hearing, the Court considered whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and whether to approve the request for attorneys’ fees, costs, and the request for Settlement Class Representative service awards. The Court also considered any objections submitted. The Court granted Final Approval to the Settlement on October 8, 2025.

 

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Mail
Hyundai-Kia Airbag Control Unit Settlement
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91478
Seattle, WA 98111