Personal Injury Law

Ford announces recall of 150,000 pickup trucks

An auto recall was announced recently that may affect our readers. Ford Motor Company stated that it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to fix air bags that could deploy without any warning. The government had raised concerns about the product safety problem. Ford specified this week that the product recall covers trucks from the 2005-2006 model years in the United States and Canada. Ford characterized the product recall as a ?relatively low risk.? Nonetheless, the risk exists that the air bags can deploy inadvertently. This product recall is much smaller in scope than what the government had requested. Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the Ford company that the product recall should cover 1.3 million vehicles from the 2004-2006 model year, citing dozens of personal injuries.

Products liability is an area of Chicago personal injury law that focuses on dangerous and defective products. In addition to motor vehicle problems, ?products? in this instance covers a wide range of categories, including medical devices, machinery and tools, food and tobacco, toxic chemicals, firearms, household products and appliances, toys, recreational equipment, and clothing.

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog on February 25, 2011 (boomark / email).