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Toyota Recalls Thousands Of Vehicles Due To Defect That Could Lead To Car Accidents

Earlier this week, Toyota announced that it will recall 412,000 vehicles due to a steering problem that could lead to car accidents.

The recall affects Toyota Avalon sedans and Lexus LX 470 SUVs.

Toyota has been subject to many recalls this year, including the massive recall due to accelerator defects that lead to serious injuries and fatalities.

The current recall concerns the possibility of cracks developing in the steering lock bar. If this occurs, the lock bar could eventually break, causing the steering wheel the lock and increasing the risk of a crash.

Where defects produce accidents, many factors affect your right to recover compensation from the car manufacturer. These include whether the manufacturer knew or should have known of the defects, whether they provided adequate warnings of the potential for danger and whether the foreseeable risks of harm could have been reduced or eliminated by using a different design.

Toyota reports that no known fatalities have occurred as a result of the steering lock defect. As a California personal injury attorney concerned about motor safety I am hopeful that this recall will fix the defects before more drivers suffer injuries and accidents as the result cars made with faulty parts.