Seatbelts
Toyota Recalls FJ Cruiser, Again
Toyota Recalls Its FJ Cruiser Over Seat Belt Malfunction. For the second time in as many months, Toyota Motor Corp. is issuing a recall of its FJ Cruiser sports utility vehicles (SUVs). The current recall involves blinding headlights. The March recall involved a seatbelt malfunction. This new recall involves 11,489 FJ Cruisers, … [Read more...]
NHTSA Investigates Toyota Sienna Rear Seatbelts
NHTSA Are Investigating Toyota Sienna Rear Seat Belts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into complaints that the rear middle-row seatbelt frequently jams in the 2004 and 2005 ‘Toyota Sienna’. People have complained that the webbing jams and causes excess slack in the seatbelt assembly. Complaints And … [Read more...]
Seat Belts Not Enough To Save Lives In Rollovers
Seat Belts In Rollover Accidents. He was cruising over a slight rise on Highway 33 when Clyde Ray Noyes saw a car stopped up ahead, waiting to turn into a farmhouse driveway. Noyes pulled his Ford F-150 SuperCab pickup left to pass. But an oncoming car was approaching fast. He cut back sharply to the right. The pickup … [Read more...]
Houston Family Settles Lawsuit Over Deadly, Faulty Seat Belts
DaimlerChrysler Settled A Lawsuit Regarding Seat Belts. A Houston-area family has settled its lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler in the deaths of two women ejected from a minivan in a crash that occurred in 2002 as the family returned home from vacation. Martin Mendoza filed the suit against the automaker March 13, 2003 , claiming … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Claims DaimlerChrysler Seat Belt Faulty
DaimlerChrysler Seat Belts Are Prone To Opening During Accidents. A lawsuit has been filed in Texas claiming the Gen-3 seat belt in many DaimlerChrysler vehicles is prone to opening during rollovers. The suit alleges the seat belt failed to restrain six passengers in a 1996 Chrysler minivan. The vehicle overturned near Beeville, … [Read more...]
Widow Tells Committee How Her Lawsuit Uncovered Seat Belt Defect, Helps Consumers
Defective Seat Belt Have Been Implicated In Deaths. The widow of a man who died as the result of a defective seat belt came to Austin to urge lawmakers not to make it harder for citizens to file and win lawsuits that expose unsafe products. "When you make it harder for average people to discover the truth and punish wrongdoing, … [Read more...]
