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FORD SUV & TRUCK ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS & PRODUCT LIABILITY ACTIONS
FORD ROLLOVER & STABILITY PROBLEMS
 Most sports utilities vehicles and trucks by their very nature have a high center of gravity and are therefore as a group, the most unstable vehicles on the road. Although SUVs are designed to be driven off the road, very few have rollbars, roll cages or other roof crush or occupant protection. And to make matters worse, few SUVs, vans or trucks meet the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) roof support safety standard (FMVSS 216). Most rollover accidents occur when the driver is forced to take an emergency or evasive action after steering in one direction and then rapidly correcting in the opposite direction, such as a typical avoidance maneuver with a road hazard, a deer, a dog, pothole or another vehicle in their path. This evasive action often results in a rollover.
FORD ROOF CRUSH- ROOF PILLAR COLLAPSE
Rollover crashes show that the larger SUVs including the Ford Expedition, Ford Excursion and Lincoln Navigator and especially larger sized pick-up trucks such as the Ford F150, F250 and F350 Pickup can not withstand a rollover without serious roof crush. According to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 216, a roof pillar a passenger car must deform no more than five (5) inches when subjected to a force of 1 1/2 times the vehicle's weight, or 5,000 lbs. whichever is less. Pickup truck (light trucks) are not even required to meet the minimal requirement of FMVSS 216. For example, the roof pillars of a 6,000 lb. pickup truck, would need to withstand only 5/6 of the vehicles own weight in order to pass FMV's 216, even though the trucks roof often crushes under its own weight. This "standard" only applies to the front roof supports/pillars not the center or rears ones. (Ford Truck Roof Failures)
FORD DOOR LOCK FAILURES
 All vehicle door latch systems, including both the inside and outside door handles, are required by the (FMVSS 206) to withstand certain pressures or forces to keep vehicle's door look from opening during a rollover or typical accident. FMVSS 206 relates to the door latch and FMVSS 206 requires that the door handle and latch mechanism be able to withstand 30 g's of inertial loading in an accident.See:(Ford Door Latch Failures) If the door lock or door latch failure to hold and opens at under 30 g's, then the door will open allowing the occupants to be ejected or face untold injuries from being partially ejected or hit by other objects and other vehicles. Many Ford vehicles may contain this manufacturing defect in the outside handle which may make the handle non-compliant with FMVSS 206 and dangerous to the consumer.
FORD SEATBELT FAILURES
During the violence of a rollover, the vehicle and its occupants are subject to destructive and potentially deadly forces. A properly designed vehicle that is crashworthy helps to minimize the destructive effect of these forces by distributing them over as longer a period of time, over as large a surface area as possible and to parts of the body that are more capable of withstanding such forces. Crashworthiness cases in law typically involve the failure to one or more components to meet these basic design objectives. In a rollover a properly designed and working safety restraint system is a must for survival. Seatbelts perform a central role in occupant protection. Properly designed seatbelts should restrain the occupant by preventing ejection and minimizing the occupant's violent movement within the vehicle during the crash event. Unquestionably, seatbelts have saved thousands of lives. With the introduction of mandatory usage laws, many more Americans are now wearing seatbelts compared to prior decades. As a consequence, of more frequent usage, design flaws in seatbelts have become apparent. The most common of these design defects and failures involve seat belt buckles that fail to hold or restrain on impact, shoulder belt that allow too much slack
FORD POST COLLISION FUEL FED FIRES
Design defects related to fuel fed fires can involve several different vehicle systems. The design issues can relate to issues of fuel filler cap design, fuel line design, fuel tank design, and also include fuel pump design. Fuel systems should be designed to maintain integrity during a rollover or other foreseeable accident. (Ford Fuel Fed Fires) Fuel leakage as a result of an impact may result in fire, or as it is known in the industry, a PCFFF---a post-collision fuel fed fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA www.nhtsa.dot.gov) regulates crash testing of automobiles and has created regulations that set standards for fuel system integrity.
For more information about other Ford Vehicles and potential problems see:
FORD ROLLOVER LAWSUITS & LEGAL ACTIONS - FREE CASE EVALUATION
 If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a Ford Truck rollover accident or any Ford SUV rollover / accident and you like to know more about your legal rights in filing a rollover lawsuit or any other potential product liability or negligence legal action, then call and talk with Mr. Willis, a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 20+ years of product liability and rollover litigation experience. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 or click here for a Free SUV Rollover Lawsuit Evaluation |
FORD F150 TRUCK ROLLOVER
* Ford F150 Rollovers
* F-150 Roof Collapse
* F-150 Door Latch Failure
* F-150 Fuel Fed Fires
* F-150 Tire Tread Defect
* F-150 Rollover Lawsuit 
FORD F250 TRUCK ROLLOVER
* Ford F250 Rollovers
* F-250 Roof Collapse
* F-250 Door Latch Failure
* F-250 Fuel Fed Fires
* F-250 Tire Tread Defect
* F-250 Rollover Lawsuit
FORD EXPEDITION ROLLOVER
* Ford Expedition Rollovers
* Expedition Roof Collapse
* Expedition Door Latch
* Expedition Fuel Fed Fires
* Expedition Tire Recall
FORD EXCURSION ROLLOVER
* Ford Excursion Rollovers
* Excursion Roof Collapse
* Excursion Door Latch
* Excursion Fuel Fed Fires
* Excursion Tire Separation
* Excursion Lawsuit
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ROLLOVER
* Lincoln Navigator Rollovers
* Navigator Roof Collapse
* Navigator Door Latch
* Navigator Fuel Fed Fires
* Navigator Tire Separation
* Navigator Lawsuit
FORD 15 PASSENGER VAN ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS
* Ford E350 Rollovers
* Econoline Van Rollover
* Ford Van Roof Crush
* Ford Club Wagon Van
* Club Wagon Van Rollover
* Ford 15 Passenger Vans
* 15 Passenger Van Recall
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Mr. Willis is licensed attorney in New York and Texas. He is a Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Read more about Board Certification, Click Here. Principle office is Houston, Texas.
Mr. Willis has represented clients in personal injury, auto accident, suv rollover, van & truck rollovers and other product liability and negligence cases from across the United States, including clients from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin & West Virginia.
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