Automotive Recall Campaigns: Proposals for Administrative and Judicial Responses

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1979

Publication Title

University of Detroit Journal of Urban Law

Keywords

automobile recalls, products liability, tort law

Abstract

In 1978 the author received a letter from Nissan Motor Corporation indicating a potential defect in a recently purchased 1977 Datsun F-10 Wagon. This letter, coupled with my experience as a litigation attorney in the automobile product liability area, led to analysis of the effects such a letter could have if introduced into evidence during a product liability trial. A review of the available government regulations and judicial decisions led me to believe that the area was ripe for a new legislative or administrative initiative to balance the equities between consumers' needs and the potential liability of manufacturers or sellers of products subject to recall campaigns, specifically motor vehicles.

Comments

Link to a copy on Hein Online- Available at your institution or remotely via their proxy serve or via password

Volume

56

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS