Tampa Auto Product Liability Lawyer
Injured by a Defective Car or Faulty Automobile Parts?
Were you harmed by a defective vehicle or faulty car parts? You may have an auto product liability claim against the manufacturer. When auto manufacturers knowingly develop unsafe products – such as airbags, seat belts, tires, etc. – and people are harmed as a result, victims have the right to seek financial compensation.
At Robert Sparks Attorneys, we have spent decades representing accident victims throughout Florida, and have successfully recovered millions of dollars in recoveries on their behalf. Let us do the same for you.
If you were injured, contact a Tampa auto defect attorney at Robert Sparks Attorneys to discuss your potential auto product liability claim.
Examples of Common Auto Product Defects
With each new advertisement, car manufacturers extol the safety features of their vehicles, citing numerous awards and ratings that indicate their cars will keep you and your family safe in the event of a crash. The improvements to safety devices and features have, in fact, increased our safety on the road, but even the smallest manufacturing defect or error can render these safety features useless, or even dangerous.
Just about any car component can be defective, either by faulty manufacturing or faulty design.
Below are some of the most recognizable auto product defects cases:
- Ignition switch defects
- Stability problems (roof crush and rollover accidents)
- Seat belt defects (latching problems)
- Airbag defects (failure to deploy, serious injury upon deployment, etc.)
- Tire defects (tire tread separation and blowouts)
- Gas tank position (could cause car fires)
If you were injured in an accident that you believe was caused by an auto product defect, whether a product recall has been issued or not, you have the right to take legal action. Contact our Tampa car defect lawyers at Robert Sparks Attorneys to see if you have a claim. Your initial consultation is free and confidential.
Defective Airbag Injuries
We expect our airbags to help keep us safe if we’re ever involved in a car crash, but sometimes, they fail to work as intended. There are a number of sensors that control the airbags in your vehicle. When triggered, they activate a series of components that signal the airbag to begin the rapid expansion of the cushion itself. Unfortunately, manufacturing errors can cause these systems to catastrophically fail, as shown in the Takata airbag recall.
In Takata airbags, the explosive component that provides the necessary force to inflate the airbags in time to cushion a vehicle’s occupants during a crash has been shown to be at risk of blasting a spray of metal shrapnel throughout the vehicle. The recall was first announced in 2013 and affected an estimated 14 million vehicles across the globe – that number is now closer to 100 million vehicles, with an estimated 70 million vehicles in the United States.
Sometimes, the defect may prevent an airbag from deploying at all. When your airbag fails to work as intended, it can easily lead to serious injuries, or worse. If you were seriously injured in a car crash and believe an automotive defect may have been to blame, contact our Tampa airbag injury attorneys at Robert Sparks Attorneys.
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