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Category: Unsafe Vehicles
Is the NHTSA Tough Enough When Assessing Vehicle Defects?
September 6, 2019 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Unsafe VehiclesDefective vehicles and/or vehicle equipment have resulted in death and injury to thousands of drivers and passengers in the United States. In order to protect them and diminish the number of accidents caused by defective vehicles, it is important that every step of the recall process be followed in an expeditious manner.
What Every Vehicle Owner Should Know About Vehicle Defects
May 23, 2018 | Category: Unsafe VehiclesExperts agree that a large percentage of accidents are caused by driver error, but there are a considerable number caused by mechanical defects. Safety standards have been established, but they are not infallible.
Exploding Sunroofs Identified – Carmakers under Investigation
January 3, 2018 | Category: Unsafe VehiclesCBS Miami reported on October 12, 2017 that the NHTSA is receiving an increased number of reports about shattering sunroofs while vehicles are being driven.
NHTSA Reports Mechanical Failures Can Cause Accidents
October 23, 2017 | Category: Defective Products, Unsafe VehiclesWhen a motorist loses vehicle control as the result of mechanical failure, it can be devastating and cause injuries, even death. Mechanical failures, according to US News, are a factor in 12 to 13 percent of all auto accidents.
Urgent and Serious Risk Caused by Unchecked Safety Recalls
August 2, 2017 | Category: Unsafe VehiclesNBC2 News reports that 20 percent of vehicles on Florida’s roads have potentially dangerous unresolved recall issues.
What Does Takata's Guilty Plea Mean For U.S. Drivers?
May 3, 2017 | Category: Defective Products, Unsafe Vehicles34 million cars have already been recalled over the last five years. By 2020 the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) expects the total to be 42 million. There have been at least 11 deaths and 180 injured in the United States linked to defective Takata airbags.
Takata Air Bag Replacements Taking Too Long
January 9, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Unsafe VehiclesAccording to the U.S. government, automakers are not moving fast enough to fix the 42 million vehicles which were recalled because of potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators.
General Motors Settles Two Defective Ignition Switch Cases
October 3, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Unsafe VehiclesCNN Money reported on September 6, 2016 that General Motors (GM) settled two closely watched lawsuits over cars that had faulty ignition switches. The law suits revolved around the scandal in which GM was involved after admitting that the ignition switches should have been recalled in 2004, when they only recalled the ignition switches ten years later in 2014.
Lawsuit Alleges Nissan Frontier Side Airbags are Dangerous
May 5, 2016 | Category: Personal Injury, Unsafe VehiclesAccording to an article on CarComplaints.com, a number of individuals who own Nissan Frontiers have informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about an issue related to the vehicle’s side airbags. Specifically, the complaints note that the airbags would deploy at inappropriate times, thereby injuring those who were riding in the vehicle.
Ford F-150 Being Investigated for Brake Failures
April 20, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Defective Products, Truck Accidents, Unsafe VehiclesThe Detroit Free Press reported in March 2016 that Ford F-150 pickup trucks, which are very popular in the U.S. and account for two/thirds of Ford’s truck sales, are being investigated by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) for brake failures following multiple complaints.