Unfortunately, incidents happen far too often where car manufacturers act negligently in the manufacturing process and create unsafe and possibly defective car parts. This may happen if they opt for a less safe design alternative to cut costs and save money, if they fail to properly inspect how the part operates within the vehicles before sending them off to the car dealerships, or otherwise. In any event, there is no reasonable excuse to have been made the victim of a car accident caused by a defective part. With that being said, please continue reading to learn what types of defective car parts commonly cause accidents and how an experienced Tampa product liability lawyer at Merricks Law Group, P.A. can help you recover after yours.
What types of defective car parts commonly cause accidents?
Simply put, when safety features within a standard motor vehicle do not do their job because they are inherently defective, car accidents are more than likely to result at one point or another. The most common examples of defective car parts are as follows:
- Faulty brakes that prevent a driver from reaching a complete stop on time.
- Faulty accelerators get stuck in the “on” position and cause a driver to accelerate erratically.
- Faulty steering systems that cause a driver to drift off course randomly and unexpectedly.
- Faulty tires that are prone to blowouts and cause a driver to lose control of the vehicle.
- Faulty seatbelts that unfasten themselves and cause more serious injuries to a driver upon impact.
- Faulty airbags that fail to deploy or deploy randomly and cause more serious injuries to a driver upon impact.
What damages can I recover after defective car parts cause my accident?
It is sad but true that you may not have gotten into an accident at all if your car parts were not defective. Or, even if your accident was prompted by other external factors, you may not have gotten as seriously injured as you did if your car parts were not defective. For this, we strongly urge you to pursue a product liability claim against the negligent car manufacturer. With a strong enough case, you may be eligible to recover any culmination of the following damages:
- Economic damages recoverable in a product liability claim:
- The cost of your initial and continued medical bills.
- The cost of your lost wages and lost future earning capacity.
- The cost of your physical rehabilitation services and other specialty medical services.
- The cost of repairing or replacing your standard motor vehicle and personal property in it.
- Non-economic damages recoverable in a product liability claim:
- Your physical pain and emotional suffering.
- Your embarrassment in social settings due to your physical disfigurement.
- Your loss of companionship, love, and support if you lost a loved one in the accident.
There is no need to remain hesitant when you have a skilled Hillsborough County personal injury lawyer on your side and supporting you. So please inquire with us at Merricks Tampa, P.A. at your earliest possible opportunity.
