Defective & Dangerous Products

• Defective Seat Belts are a Big Problem

  Tom Methvin | October 17, 2006 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The national average for seat belt use is at a high of 71% and that's very good news. The increased use of the safety restraints come after a $3.7 million campaign called "Click It or Ticket." This program used paid advertising from public and private funds that warned communities that law enforcement would be out in force looking for violators of seat belt laws. These statistics are promising...

• Yamaha recalls 190,000 motorcycles

  Tom Methvin | October 13, 2006 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Yamaha Motor Corp. is recalling around 190,000 motorcycles because the passenger seat can fall off the rear fender, federal safety regulators and the company said Friday. The recall affects XV250, XVS11, and XVS65 motorcycles from the 1988-2005 model years. The mounting hardware that connects the seat to the fender can loosen when passengers shift their weight, which eventually can cause the...

• Ford Can't Put All Of The Blame On Firestone Tires

  Tom Methvin | October 10, 2006 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Ford Motor Co. approved replacement tires for its Explorer sport utility vehicle that made it just as likely to roll over as the originals that Ford had blamed for more than 200 deaths. Ford's test results of replacement tires, introduced as evidence in an Explorer trial in Mississippi, will support hundreds of pending lawsuits contending that this SUV is unstable and can roll over amid evasive...