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Tag: Product Design Defects

Any individual who has driven multiple cars over the past 25 to 30 years would probably agree that while aesthetics change from vehicle-to-vehicle, certain aspects of the car remain largely standardized. For instance, the gear shifter, ignition, turn signals, and other standard vehicle controls are often presented in a substantially similar fashion across an array of vehicle years, manufacturers, and models. That is, on just about every vehicle produced the gear shift quadrant will follow the familiar Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Low-gear (P-R-N-D-L) pattern. However, this standardization was not always present in vehicles sold in the United States. This lack of standardization likely constituted a design defect since it made driver mistakes more likely and resulted in thousands of preventable injuries and deaths. In light of a new recall issued by Ford regarding the design of its Lincoln MKC, it seems that at least some of these problems regarding standardization are creeping back into the auto industry – that’s where a Philadelphia car accident lawyer steps in.

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