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Defective vehicle parts are referred to as product liability cases. Generally there are two types of defects: manufacturing and design. A manufacturing defect exists if the product itself is different from the manufacturer’s intended result, or if the product is different from apparently identical products made by the same manufacturer. A design defect exists if the product fails to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect when used in an intended or reasonably foreseeable manner, or, if there is a risk of danger inherent in the design which outweighs the benefits of that design.

Defective vehicle parts result in approximately 42,000 passenger fatalities a year. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act originally enacted in 1966 gives the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the authority to issue vehicle safety standards and to require manufacturers to recall vehicles with safety-related defects. Since then, more than 215 million cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds, as well as 24 million tires, have been recalled to correct safety defects.

Below are just some examples of defective vehicle parts:

  1. Steering components that may break suddenly causing partial or complete loss of vehicle control.
  2. Problems with fuel system components, particularly in their susceptibility to crash damage, that may result in leakage of fuel and possibly cause vehicle fires.
  3. Improperly designed or constructed tires that may blow out unexpectedly.
  4. Accelerator controls that may break or stick.
  5. Wheels that may crack or break, resulting in loss of vehicle control.
  6. Fuel system defects that can cause vehicle stalling or fires.
  7. Wiring system problems that could result in a fire or loss of lighting.
If you or a loved one has been injured because of a defective vehicle part, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified product liability attorney.
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Toyota Accident Details Released

Nov 2, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
We’ve been following a tragedy involving the deaths of a family potentially linked to faulty Lexus floor mats. Now, the LATimes writes that a federal report has found that there exists a potential defect in the design of the car’s gas pedal. The debacle also involves an earlier recall, a serious government-issued warning, and 11 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations. Last month, the Toyota Motor Corporation finally agreed to issue a massive...

Toyota Officially Launches Recall

Oct 6, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Toyota Motor Corp. has officially recalled nearly four million of its vehicles. The recall, said Detroit News, is being issued following a number of accidents and serious incidents—one involving the deaths of a California state trooper and three members of his family—over allegedly faulty floor mats.  This is the second time since 2007 that Toyota has issued a recall over floor mats.Including the California fatalities, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration...

Safety Group Wants Jeep Grand Cherokees Recalled, Cites Fuel Tank Fires

Oct 5, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A consumer safety group has called for a recall of Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming that the vehicles have defective fuel tanks that are prone to causing fires.In a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Center for Auto Safety said a search of the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System  revealed that 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees were involved in 172 fatal fire crashes with 254 fatalities between 1992 and 2002. With an additional known fatal fire...

Toyota Apologizes For Fatal Crash Linked To Floor Mats

Oct 5, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Toyota shocked businesses and consumers with a recent announcement it made regarding the death of a family in a fatal accident that led to a massive vehicle recall. Freep.com reported that the president of Toyota Motor Corporation—Akio Toyoda—who is also the grandson of Toyota’s founder, publicly apologized for the family’s death in a crash that was likely the result of faulty floor mats.Toyoda said, quoted Freep.com, that Toyota is "grasping for salvation."...

Toyota Set to Issue Massive Recall Over Deadly Floor Mats

Sep 30, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Toyota is poised to recall 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles because of defective floor mats.  According to the Detroit Free Press, the recall will be the  automaker's largest ever U.S. safety recall.Earlier this month, we reported that Toyota had advised its Lexus and Toyota dealers to inspect the installation of floor mats in certain vehicles.  The warning was issued following a fatal accident in San Diego, California that  may have occurred when a floor mat in a Lexus...

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