Blog: Product Liability - Page 33

The deadly Takata airbags have caused over 20 million cars to be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just reported that Takata has told auto-manufactures that even newer model vehicles may also be affected. According to federal safety regulators, the age of the airbags was believed to be one of the main contributing factors that were making them explode. The recall mainly affected model cars that were manufactured in 2008...

It has been a few weeks since we discussed the massive Takata airbag recall in this blog. Since 2013, about 29 million vehicles with defective airbag inflators have been recalled in the U.S. alone, after at least 10 people have been killed and many more injured. This is already the largest automotive recall in the country’s history. But TIME predicts that as many as 90 million more vehicles will eventually need to be recalled to replace more of the airbags’...

Hoverboards were one of the most popular Christmas gifts this year; they may also be the most dangerous. Riders have taken some serious falls that have landed them in the emergency room. There have also been reports of some hoverboards catching on fire. If you are not familiar with the hoverboards, they are essentially motorized self-balancing scooters. They retail for approximately $500.00. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that there were...

Back in July, we discussed the massive recall of several different motor vehicle makes and models due to defective airbags. Since then, several auto companies, including Honda and Toyota, have announced they will no longer use airbag parts made by Takata, at least until it find a way to prevent its airbags from inflating with too much force. The recall now involves 19.2 million vehicles in the U.S. alone, making it the largest recall of its kind in the country’s...

On Wednesday, July 8, General Motors (GM) announced that they are recalling Hummer SUV models due to an overheating fan. The defective fan has caused three people to be burned already. The recall affects nearly 200,000 Hummer models. This includes the 2006- 2010 Hummer H3 and 2009 and 2010 H3T models. The part that controls the heating and cooling fan's speed can overheat when used for long periods of time. The overheating has caused nearby plastic parts in...