MSNBC reported today that a San Diego jury awarded the surviving sons of a couple that died in 2006 Ford rollover crash. The defendant, a San Diego car dealership, performed a faulty tire repair on the vehicle in 2005, using a tire that had been recalled. The cause of the rollover was linked to the faulty tire. The couple were riding a Ford E350 Sportsmobile that rolled over near Page, Ariz., after a right-rear tire tread separation led to the crash.
The image to the left is an image of a Ford E350 van. It is not an image of the actual van driven by the couple.
Defective vehicle design and repair are complex products liability cases that require a analysis of the product design, manufacturing (where the parts were manufactured? this is typically done overseas in Japan or Europe, depending on the model of the vehicle) and vehicle maintenance (by the driver, dealership or mechanic shop?). Statute of limitations are limited to 3 years from the date of injury or date of discovery of the cause of injury.
