It’s a tragic reality that the parts of a vehicle intended to keep passengers safe can sometimes backfire. This has been reaffirmed several times by the growing defective product recall issued for 10 years of car models outfitted with faulty airbags.
According to Reuters, Honda has issued a nationwide recall for 5.4 million cars manufactured between 2001 and 2011. Defective airbag inflators supplied by the Takata company are at risk of exploding and launching shrapnel into the vehicle’s interior.
The recall was initially confined to parts of North America with a hot or humid climate, but the motor company has since expanded the effort to get unsafe Honda and Acura models off of roads throughout the United States.
Defective safety features can prove just as dangerous as vehicle defects that affect the operation of a car. Poor design or faulty manufacturing can result in:
- Seatbelt defects such as excessive slack or faulty buckles.
- Airbags that preemptively deploy, or don’t deploy at all.
- Failure of seat components.
- Poorly attached or reinforced side doors.
Though not a part of a vehicle, defective child safety seats can also cause severe injury to children. Like any feature in your vehicle, it’s critical to secure car seats properly and make sure all of the parts are in good working order to minimize risk to everybody in the car.
If you or a family member has been hurt by a defective product, please contact Jim Leach, L.C., or call 1 304-865-8530 today for a no-cost consultation. Our Charleston attorneys represent injury victims throughout West Virginia.