Tag: “toyota recall”
General Motors announces defective seatbelt recall
Another car maker, this time General Motors (GM), has announced a car recall due to defective safety equipment. The executive director of safety at GM explained that some of the seatbelts may not lock properly. During a car accident this can cause significant personal injury or death. Consumers have been...
Personal Injury Lawyers Expect Toyota to Pay Fines Plus $4 Billion
Toyota knew it had a problem but waited, says the US government. Product safety laws require manufacturers to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration within five days of discovery of a product safety problem. Toyota discovered its floor-pedal accelerator problem, but waited on going public. The US government fined...
More Toyota Woes or Bogus Injury Claims?
We blogged about Toyota's gas pedal shortly after Toyota's January 21 recall announcement. As expected the numbers are pouring in. Recently, a NY woman claimed her Prius unexpectedly accelerated down a Westchester driveway, crossed the road, and smashed into a stone wall, crushing in the front body of the car. The Catch: the...
