Of interest to Georgia Product Liability Lawyers, this week Toyota announced it has created a fix for defective gas pedals in millions of recalled vehicles. The replacement parts are being shipped and dealers will be extending hours to accommodate all the expected repairs.
Georgia Product Liability Update; Honda recently recalled 646,000 2008 and 2009 Fit Models (also known as City and Jazz internationally) due to a fire hazard in the window switch. The Honda recall affects 114,000 vehicles in the United States.
As part of our continued Georgia dangerous and defective products update, Chrysler Group has announced it is recalling thousands of Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles to fix a defective part linked to sudden brake failure.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other organizations have been compiling Toyota unintended acceleration data for years. The following is the most up to date data I could find of reported Toyota incidents from 1999 to present: Total Incidents – 2262 Crashes – 815 Injuries – 341 Deaths –…
ABC news reports that Toyota has just announced a recall of an additional 2.3 million vehicles to correct sticking acceleration pedals. This announcement follows the already massive recall launched this past fall involving 4.2 million cars. Numerous deaths and injuries have been reported as a result of Toyota vehicles unexpectedly…
As much time as we spend in our cars in cities like Atlanta, Georgia, auto accidents are going to continue to be an unfortunate fact of life. It comes as no suprise that in every leading consumer survey safety is always among the top concerns with American consumers. As a…
We are constantly hearing about product recalls warning the public of products that turned out to have design flaws or unexpected problems. However, a more troubling fact is that many corporations know their products can cause serious injury or death and sell them anyway, even when there is an easy…