Automotive technology has advanced dramatically in recent decades, with more safety features than ever. They’re designed to reduce not only accidents, but the chances of serious injuries should a collision occur. Nonetheless, safety features aren’t fool-proof and they...
Automobile Defects
Who do you sue when a self-driving car causes a crash?
Recent technology developments brought driverless cars to the roads. Large companies like Google and Uber have self-driving prototypes that are in circulation on the road, but this is just the start of the autonomous vehicle movement. When vehicular automation is in...
Largest Automotive Recall Continues
The death of a man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana due to a defective air bag marks the 20th fatality linked to the Takata air bag recall. According to the Fox News report, the air bag upon deploying sprayed shrapnel and fatally injured the driver. When the driver’s Honda...
Who Will Be Responsible for Driverless Car Crashes?
The future is almost here, and in that future, your car could be driving you places instead of the other way around. Autonomous vehicles have been billed as the solution to many automotive safety problems, and yet there are still many concerns that must be addressed...
VW Class Action Moves Closer to Resolution
On July 26, 2016, United States District Court Judge Charles Breyer issued a Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement. The Court found “the Settlement is sufficiently fair, adequate, and reasonable to the 2.0 liter diesel vehicle consumers to move forward...
Toyota Recalls 3.37 Million Vehicles Globally Due to Defective Side Airbags and Emission Control Units
Toyota has announced that it will recall 3.37 vehicles globally, because of two separate defects - one for defective side air bags and one for an emissions control unit issue. Approximately 932,000 vehicles involved in the airbag recall are also effected by the...
BMW Recalls 210,161 Vehicles in Two Separate Recalls
BMW will recall over 200,000 vehicles due to automobile defects in two separate recalls. The first recall involves the front driveshaft universal joint. The problem is that the joint fails to keep out water and debris from getting in. When the driveshaft is exposed...
8 Automobile Manufacturers Recall 12 Million Vehicles due to Takata Air Bag Defect
The largest recall in automobile safety history has become even bigger. Honda, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, General Motors, and Ford have added on to the continuing recall of the Takata air bag inflators’ defect by recalling an additional 12...
Evenflo Recalls Over 56,000 Child Booster Car Seats Due to Design Defect
Evenflo will recall approximately 56,247 Transitions 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seats due to a design defect involving the central front adjuster button. The central front adjuster (CFA) controls the seat’s internal harness to loosen the restrains on the child. It...
Toyota Recalls 2.87 Million RAV4s and Vanguards Globally Due to Seat Belt Defect
Toyota has announced that it will recall 2.87 vehicles globally, including over 1.3 million vehicles in the United States due to defective seat belts. The defect stems from Toyota’s 4x4 vehicles (the RAV4 and the Vanguard) where the lap-shoulder seatbelts in the...