Motor vehicles are complex machines. It’s not surprising that occasionally design flaws and manufacturing defects creep into the intricate assembly of myriad parts that makes up the modern motor vehicle.
Some of the areas most prone to design flaws and car manufacturing defects include:
· Tires,
· Airbags,
· Fuel line components, and
· Steering components.
But design flaws and manufacturing defects can affect any part of a vehicle, and the U.S. NHTSA issues a continuous stream of recall notices affecting various makes and models. It’s important to protect yourself from possible injury by keeping up with recall notices and the recall history for your car. The NHTSA website provides a list of recalled vehicles and a search function you can use to check whether your car has been subject to a recall.
The safety-related defects for which the U.S. NHTSA issues recall notices pose major hazards. Sudden fires, explosions, engine stalls, acceleration, and loss of vehicular control represent some of the primary hazards that prompt the recall notices. Catastrophic injuries and death could result from any one of these safety hazards.
But the NHTSA only issues a recall after it becomes aware of a problem. Sometimes it’s the catastrophic injury or fatality from a safety hazard that serves to bring the design flaw or manufacturing defect to NHTSA attention. Sometimes the auto manufacturer is already aware of the hazard, but hasn’t issued a recall on its own, hoping to skirt the dangers and avoid liability.
If you’re the unfortunate victim of the manufacturer’s delay, you deserve full financial compensation for the harm you suffered from the hidden safety hazard. At Denena & Points, we’ve made it a mission to hold auto manufacturers accountable for the harm they cause to unwitting victims.
Automakers already charge you a pretty steep price for their vehicles. Injury, pain, suffering, and disability from a hidden defect shouldn’t add to that already high price you pay for your car.
If you have questions about a defect in your vehicle or an injury you’ve suffered, give our Houston auto defect lawyers a call at 877-307-9500. We’d be happy to answer your questions and provide you with the advice you need to make informed decisions. Your initial consultation is entirely free and absolutely confidential.