Overview
- The Nasir and Akbar families filed a wrongful‑death and product‑liability lawsuit on Aug. 25, 2026, in Cumberland County Superior Court against Bombardier Recreational Products, BRP US and Richardson’s Boat Yard.
- The suit says a 2024 Sea‑Doo Switch capsized on Flagstaff Lake on Aug. 30, 2025, trapping three people under the overturned boat and killing Farhana Nasir, Noor Nasir and Kiran Akbar while two others survived with injuries and severe emotional trauma.
- Bombardier issued a recall for 2022–2025 Sea‑Doo Switch models on Feb. 18, 2025 that directed dealers to apply sealant, add warning labels and give an operator addendum, and plaintiffs say Richardson’s Boat Yard performed that prescribed repair on the boat involved in the fatal capsizing.
- The complaint cites testing and prior incidents to allege the Switch is prone to nosedives when forward‑seated passengers are aboard or at low speeds, a risk described in an October 2025 U.S. Coast Guard safety alert and followed by BRP acknowledging the initial repair was ineffective and issuing an updated fix.
- The families seek unspecified damages and assert claims including strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty and punitive damages, a case that could push further regulatory scrutiny and affect owners of other recalled Switch boats.