Crashworthiness

Crashworthiness is simply a word describing the safety of a vehicle in an auto crash. Crashworthiness refers to the vehicle structural integrity, crash test results, occupant protection, & automotive defects.

Issues investigated in Crashworthiness claims include but are not limited to side impact bars, defective seatbelts, defective air bags, defective roll bars, and “crumple zones,” or the zone of the car that absorbs all of the impact during an auto accident.

Any number of variables can effect the crashworthiness of a vehicle in an auto accident including: a defective air bag due to a manufacturer defect, a defect in the design of a roll bar causing a roof crush or even bad engineering leading to the misplacement of a seat belt bolt causing it to cause personal injury to a vehicle occupant.

As explained on the Products Liability page of our Oklahoma Personal injury website, whether the manufacturer is aware of the defective product, defective design or defective engineering of a vehicle they are liable for the personal injury or wrongful death caused by their product. Over 10,000 people a year are killed in rollover accidents. Although SUV rollovers have been widely publicized, all types of vehicles, cars and trucks have the ability to roll over and need to be designed with the safety of the vehicle occupants in mind. If they failed to produce a crashworthy vehicle, the must be held responsible.

Contact an Oklahoma personal injury lawyer at the Plaintiff’s law firm of Atkins and Markoff to discuss your crashworthiness claim today. Please call us toll free or fill out our contact form. We are here to help you.