Defective Seat Belts

Seatbelt Injury Lawyers Serving Los Angeles, CA

If you were involved in an auto accident and suffered serious injury or lost a loved one because of a defective seat belt, contact a Los Angeles injury lawyer at our law firm. Your initial consultation is free, and we will be happy to talk to you about the particular incident and how we may be able to assist you in taking legal action against the manufacturer for a design or manufacturing defect.

When a seat belt works properly, it is one of the most important safety features a vehicle has. It serves to hold the driver in his or her seat and may work to prevent a driver from striking the dashboard or windshield, or from falling out of the seat and being ejected from the vehicle in the event of an accident. Unfortunately, when a seat belt malfunctions, the results may be catastrophic.

A seat belt may not perform properly if it is poorly designed or if it has a manufacturing defect that prevents it from working as it should. In these instances, the seat belt may fail entirely, allowing the driver to essentially ricochet around the interior of the car during the collision or perhaps be ejected entirely. A seat belt may also fail to lock and hold the driver, meaning that he or she will travel further from the seat than the belt should allow. This may result in impact with the steering column or dashboard. In some cases, a seat belt will be designed in such a manner as to hit a driver at the wrong part of the body, resulting in serious injury when an accident does occur (even if the belt locks in place.)

Consult a Los Angeles Auto Accident Attorney

No matter the circumstances of your auto accident or what injury you have sustained, it is crucial that you consider consulting an attorney regarding your case. A defective seatbelt may have caused you or a passenger to sustain increased injury in the accident, and if this is the case the manufacturer should be held accountable.

Learn more about your particular case by contacting a Los Angeles seatbelt injury attorney at Pacific Attorney Group.