Auto Defects


Texas Goes the Wrong Way: Leads Nation in Wrong-Way Crashes
Posted By The Law Office of Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC 22-Jun-2021
A new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that Texas is going the wrong way when it comes to road safety. In fact, the Lone Star State currently leads the nation in wrong-way crashes. From 2015 to 2018, wrong-way crashes in Texas occurred at an alarming rate, killing 309 people over […]
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GM Recalls Trucks and SUVs for Brake Issues
Posted By The Law Office of Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC 19-Nov-2019
In recent years, faulty wheels on some pickup trucks and SUVs have caused serious accidents and injuries. This problem led General Motors (GM) to issue recalls on some of their vehicles. If you own a GM truck or SUV, this defect could affect you. Recently, GM issued a recall for an estimated 650,000 Chevrolet and […]
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New Takata Airbag Death Reported in Texas
Posted By The Law Office of Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC 12-Apr-2016
Last month, a 17-year-old driver of a recalled 2002 Honda Civic was killed after a Takata airbag ruptured during a rear-end collision in Fort Bend County, Texas. According to U.S. regulators, this accident marks the tenth fatality linked to an airbag defect that has prompted a worldwide recall of millions of vehicles. Nine of these […]
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Faulty Air Bags Behind Mercedes-Benz Recall
Posted By The Law Office of Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC 04-Feb-2016
Mercedes-Benz is the latest in a list of auto manufacturers recalling vehicles over airbag malfunctions. According to a report posted by the company on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the automaker has recalled 126,000 vehicles in the U.S. over a defect in the airbag control unit. The malfunction either causes the airbags […]
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KIA Recalls About 377,000 Vehicles Due to Mechanical Errors that Have Injured 3 People
Posted By The Law Office of Daniel D. Horowitz, III PC 29-Oct-2015
Recently, Kia recalled over 377,000 of their Sorento SUV models because the vehicles’ transmissions can be shifted out of the “park” setting and into “drive” or “reverse” when a driver’s foot is not on the brake pedal. The recall effects any Sorento models from 2011 to 2013. Sources claim that Kia filed legal documents with […]
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