The very first automobile was invented in 1886 and was nothing more than a carriage with a heavy gas engine attached. Ford eventually began mass-manufacturing cars in the early 1910s. At the time, these vehicles could only go around 10-20 mph, but were still dangerous. Without seatbelts or airbags, and incredibly top heavy, death via […]
Category Archives: Product Liability
In recent months, General Motors’ trouble with faulty ignition switches that have caused serious car accidents and deaths has made national news. Nonetheless, thousands of GM vehicles remain on the road with dangerously defective ignition switches in place, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As a result, the NHTSA urges owners of […]
Over 2.1 million vehicles have become the subject of a safety recall recently issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), according to a recent article in the Detroit Free Press. Experienced Colorado car accident attorneys are monitoring the situation closely, familiar with the ways in which hidden vehicle defects can cause or worsen serious […]
Honda Motor Co’s U.S. subsidiary, American Honda, has agreed to pay two $35 million fines, totaling $70 million, after failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths, and other complaints related to its products, according to a recent article the Huffington Post. The agreement follows an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The investigation […]
Four major Japanese automakers recently announced recalls of several models of vehicles manufactured between 2000 and 2004. The recalls were announced in response to evidence of a manufacturing defect in the vehicle’s airbag components, which can cause serious injuries or death if it is not fixed. The defect affects the operation of the propellant that […]
Tween Brands has recalled about 19,100 units of its “Style My Room by Justice” black disco lights, sold at Justice stores. The recall includes both the black disco light sold under style number 900528 and the star disco light sold under style number 901651. Both lamps pose an unreasonable risk of overheating , which may […]
Toyota recently issued a recall of over 7.5 million of its vehicles in multiple countries, stating that all of them faced a similar problem: defective automatic window controls in the driver’s door that could cause a fire. Although the recall follows serious concerns in previous years over Toyota’s safety record, the company is unconcerned, pointing […]