If you are afraid that your car may be a ticking time bomb, you’re not alone. Massive auto recalls for deadly defects continue to make headlines, and the scariest part is knowing that the recalls just keep expanding. No matter how many times you check and find that your vehicle is not on the list, you cannot rest assured that it is not affected by the defect. Worse, these are just the defects that have been acknowledged by auto makers, and just scratch the surface of all of the defective vehicles that are on the road today.
Types of Defects
There are three primary types of defects:
- Defects that cause accidents
- Crashworthiness defects – defects that causes injuries in the event of an accident
- Defects that cause fires when the vehicle is not in use
Some defective parts have the potential to cause accidents or cause injuries to be worse in the event of an accident. For instance, the defective Takata air bags that are involved in the recent ongoing and ever-expanding recall can deploy when there is no accident, causing an accident and causing severe or fatal injuries when they shoot shrapnel into the vehicle occupants. They can fail to deploy in the event of an accident, causing injuries to be worse. And when they do deploy at the appropriate time, they can deploy with too much force and explode with shrapnel like having an IED go off in the car with you
If you know or believe that a defective vehicle caused your accident or injuries, our Houston defective vehicle accident attorneys can help you recover maximum compensation from the automaker and others along the supply chain. Please call the Almaraz Law Firm PLLC, at 1-800-247-WRECK or contact us online today.
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