Pennsylvania Crashworthiness Attorneys

As technology progresses and federal standards rise, vehicle manufacturers have been forced to continue to increase the crashworthiness of their vehicles. Crashworthiness refers to the vehicle's ability to keep the occupants safe during a vehicle accident. During a car accident there are two collisions - the collision with the other vehicle/s and then the collision between the passengers and the inside of their vehicle - whether it be the airbag, seatbelt, dashboard, windshield, steering wheel, doors, etc. There have been many recalls in recent history to address crashworthiness failures and factors contributing to a breakdown of crashworthiness, such as the 2010 Toyota recalls that affected all those millions of cars.

In many auto accidents, vehicle occupants are ejected from the vehicle causing catastrophic injuries or death. There are many reasons for a passenger to get ejected from the vehicle during an auto accident:

• Faulty seatbelts
• Faulty latch mechanisms on seat belt buckles
• Roof strength/roof crush
• Failure to use laminated glass, which aids in preventing occupants to be projected out of vehicle
• Defective seat back - usually causing occupants to be ejected from the vehicle out the rear of the vehicle

Crashworthiness covers everything about a vehicle's stability in a crash including:

• Air bags
• Seatbelts, including latch mechanisms
• Roof stability to prevent roof crush
• Overall stability of vehicle to prevent rollover accidents
• Windshield and window strength - dependent upon the type of glass used
• Seat strength - to avoid seatback failure
• Tire strength - to avoid tire blowouts which may lead to an accident
• Among others.

If you have been involved in an auto accident and incurred injuries due to your vehicle's lack of crashworthiness, please call the Pennsylvania crashworthiness lawyers at Anapol Schwartz for your free and confidential consultation today.

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