Every day developments in the area of product safety occur. Whether it be recalls, the launch of defect investigations by NHTSA, or national or regional news about advancements in automotive safety technologies, news and information in this area is constantly changing.
To assist consumers and attorneys, some of the more notable developments are noted herein for easy reference. If you have any questions about any of these topics or desire more information do not hesitate to call us.
The Didier Law Firm is serving as co-counsel with Motley Rice on a new product liability action in the District Court for Salt Lake County, Utah on behalf of Randi Johnston of Centerville, Utah. The suit alleges serious, permanent, life-scarring and post-crash personal injuries as a result of the alleged overly volatile explosion of the…
Source: New York Times / November 3, 2015 -In the stiffest civil punishment ever imposed in the auto industry, federal regulators levied a penalty of up to $200 million on Takata, the maker of millions of faulty airbags, for failing to disclose the defect to regulators in a timely manner. Takata is being fined $70…
BMW may be the next auto maker in the sights of U.S. safety regulators. Source: The Associated Press, September 28, 2015 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s investigating the company’s Mini brand because it may have been slow to fix cars that didn’t pass federal crash tests. At issue are just over 30,000…
After an 18-month battle with a safety agency, Recaro agreed to a recall of child safety seats. Source: New York Times, September 20, 2015 – The recall seemed to be straightforward enough: Recaro Child Safety needed to fix some of its car seats so that they would not break free during a crash. But the…
Source: International Business Times, September 22, 2015 – Volkswagen says 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide have software designed to fool emissions testers, including 482,000 vehicles in the United States. In the wake of revelations that Volkswagen deceived regulators and car buyers about the high level of polluting emissions from its diesel-powered vehicles, you have two…
Letters to auto makers including Tesla from U.S. regulators say scope of recalls may expand Faulty Takata air-bag inflaters have been linked to eight deaths world-wide Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2015 – Seven more companies including electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. could be facing recalls because they use air-bag inflaters made by Takata Corp., according to letters they received…
Orlando, FL – (June 2, 2015) – The Didier Law Firm filed a civil lawsuit today on behalf of 29-year-old Christian Sprouse who sustained injuries to her neck and eye after the airbag in her 2004 Honda Civic exploded upon deployment in a minor accident on April 21st, 2015. Ms. Sprouse received a recall notice…
NHTSA today announced that is has expanded its recall of cars with Takata airbags to 33.8 million vehicles across 11 auto manufacturers. Takata has also finally agreed to declare them defective, and has entered into an agreement that it will cooperate fully with all NHTSA actions, testing of remedies, and notifications. “The admission made by…
NHTSA critical of the pace of repairs to older models involved in gasoline-tank fires Source: Wall Street Journal April 28, 2015 – Federal regulators will decide within the next two weeks whether to reopen a probe into older Jeep models involved in fiery rear-end crashes and be “as aggressive as possible” when weighing measures to…
Source: CBS 13 April 30, 2015 – For the last several months, Rick Seim says whenever he gets into his 2006 Honda CR-V he slides his seat back as far as possible. In January, Seim heard that his CR-V made it on the recall list – alerting him to a potentially deadly defect in the…