More than 53.2 million vehicles were under recall in the United States during 2016 – more than any in our nation’s history. Auto defects like Takata’s airbag inflators have significantly contributed to this high number. It is common knowledge that these defects may cause death or catastrophic injuries. However, some people with recalled vehicles do not… read more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that Takata is set to recall an additional 35 to 40 million vehicles over defective airbag inflators that have been responsible for 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Takata’s defective airbags explode with such force during car accidents that shrapnel shoots at high speeds into… read more
Do you live in an area of Colorado or Wyoming with poor street lighting? If so, you may want to pay close attention to this blog. A new report released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has discovered headlights on many cars sold in the US perform poorly. Out of all 30 midsized… read more
Recently unsealed documents from a personal injury case involving defective Takata airbags show emails where employees are joking with each other while manipulating safety data. In one email from 2006, a Takata engineer responsible for airbag tests wrote “Happy Manipulating!!!” to another employee. Emails and memos between workers in America and Japan show a complete… read more
Defective equipment in automobiles have killed or severely injured hundreds of people in recent years. Take for example the recent injuries and deaths over General Motors (GM) ignition switches, which have allegedly killed more than 120 people and injured another 275. The faulty ignition switches caused some GM vehicles to shut down while driving. Once… read more
A new proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) could help protect motorists from rear-end truck accidents, which occur when vehicles slam through the underside of trucks. The proposal would require stronger underride guards on semi-trucks, the barriers that hang underneath the backside of trucks. Rear-end truck accidents are brutal, and it is… read more
Companies have come up with some “interesting” ideas of what a motorcycle should be. For example, an Oregon-based company has released the world’s first single-wheeled motorcycle. The vehicle has been dubbed the “microcycle” by the press. In addition to being very small, it is self-balancing and uses a rechargeable battery. In other words, it has… read more
