Category Archives: Defective Vehicle Parts

Recalled Cars Rented Without Being Repaired

It is not uncommon for Americans to rent or ride in rental cars and assume they are safe, however, according to an investigation from the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) it is common for rental car companies to rent defective …

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Airbag Injuries

Airbags, safety devices that have been required in cars, vans, SUVs and trucks since 1994, are designed to deploy automatically in the event of an auto accident providing protection to vehicle occupants in order to reduce the possibility of serious …

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Defective Door Latches

Being thrown from a vehicle is the event that is most likely to lead to serious injury and death in an accident. The most likely cause of a passenger ejection is a defective door latch mechanism. When a person buys …

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Defective Seatbacks

When a defective seatback collapses rearward during rear impact, a driver can lose control of his/her vehicle, causing serious injuries and death. A seatback failure can also hinder with the restraint system, allowing passengers to impact rear seat objects in …

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Defective Seatbelts

Properly designed seatbelts should restrain vehicle passengers by stopping ejection and decreasing the passenger

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Defective Airbags & Their Failure to Deploy

Airbags sometimes deploy at the wrong time and can even fail to deploy altogether. Serious injuries and even death can occur from airbags failing to open. Airbags are designed to deploy when a vehicle in forward motion decelerates quickly. Most …

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