New York Tire Recall Attorneys

If your car, truck, van, or SUV is equipped with defective or recalled tires, you may be at an increased risk for serious accident related injuries. The New York defective tire attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro are skilled in many areas of personal injury law, including defective products and auto accidents. We have the knowledge and resources that are necessary to represent clients against all types of large corporations. Since our firm was established in 1990, we have recovered millions of dollars for those injured due to the negligence of others. Contact our firm today for a free consultation regarding your defective tire case.

In the past few years, millions of tires manufactured by various companies have been recalled due to hazardous defects. A dangerous, yet common, tire defect is tread separation and takes place when the tread separates from the tire as the result of a defect in design or manufacturing. Heavy wear and inadequate inflation may cause the tread on a defective tire to separate, but it is possible for new and properly inflated tires to experience tread separation. Tire tread separation may take place at any speed, even as low as 15 or 20 miles per hour.

In certain instances, tread separation may lead to a tire blowout and may cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. In the event of a tire blowout or tread separation, the driver may need to perform emergency steering maneuvers to maintain control of his or her vehicle and avoid a potentially fatal situation. In vehicles such as 15 passenger vans and SUV's, drivers and passengers are at an increased risk for accidents because these vehicles have a high center of gravity and are more susceptible to rollovers.

In 2002, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. recalled almost 7 million tires in one of the largest tire recalls in history. Tires included in the recall were the Firestone ATX, Firestone ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires. The defective tires were linked to over 200 fatalities and 700 injuries across the United States.

Automakers who use cheap or faulty materials in the manufacturing of their products to save money are placing innocent consumers at risk for serious and possibly fatal injuries. The manufacturers of defective tires in NY must be held liable for any and all harm that results from the use of their products.

If you have suffered serious injuries as the result of a defective tire or tread separation in New York, please contact the experienced New York defective product lawyers at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro.