Beginning in the 1960’s and ranging from gas tanks, side-impact design, air bags, seat belts, and power windows, the civil justice system has worked hand-in-hand with regulation to protect Americans while spurring generations of safety innovations. To view a recent report, click – http://www.justice.org/resources/Driven_to_Safety.pdf Not only can you view the full report and press release from…
NATIONAL – Bloomberg News reports the recall includes “437,763 vehicles globally.” In the US, “vehicles to be repaired include some 2001 and 2002 Accord and Civic cars, Odyssey minivans, CR-V sport-utility vehicles and 2002 Acura TL cars.” During a conference call, John Mendel, Honda’s US executive vice president of sales, said the company “knows of…
NATIONAL – The activation of an air bag in a crash is dependent on several important factors including: the characteristics of the crash (e.g., speed, other vehicle(s) involved, impact direction, etc.); the individual vehicle air bag system’s design strategy; and the crash sensor locations. Air bags are not intended to deploy in all crashes. There…
NATIONAL – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into unnecessary air-bag deployments that could affect as many as 530,000 Ford F-150 pickups. The agency says it has received eight (8) complaints from owners of 2005 models saying the driver’s side air bag deployed “during ignition or seconds after the engine had…
NATIONWIDE – In a blog at the New York Times (9/3), Christopher Jensen reported, “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether Honda delayed the recall of almost 440,000 vehicles for an air bag defect that could allow shards of metal to hit the driver. Last November, Honda notified the safety agency that it…
Virtually all new cars have airbags, and they’re saving lives. They’re reducing driver deaths by about 14 percent, and passenger bags reduce deaths by about 11 percent. People who use safety belts may think they don’t need airbags. But they do. Airbags and lap/shoulder belts work together as a system, and one without the other…