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ny othetype of vehicle o
poduct, l
ge comme
cil t
ucks cn h
ve defective pts.hen
defective tuck p
t m
lfunctions, thee is
chnce the d
ivec
n lose contol ove
the semi-tuck
nd csh, potentilly c
using seious inju
ynd d
mge to othe
s on theo
d.hen
tuck m
nufctu
eelizes th
t some of its tucks h
vepossibly d
ngeous defect, the comp
ny hs
duty toec
ll those tucks to
eplce o
ep
ithe p
oblem. Suchec
lls e oveseen by the N
tionl High
y T
ffic S
fetydminist
tion (NHTS
)nd
ll tucking comp
nies shouldem
in fully e ofny ne
opending
eclls.
The follo
ing e to ex
mples ofecent t
uckec
llseg
ding defects th
t couldesult in c
shes.
Defective B
ke Lights
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ny <h
ef="https:/
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eclls?nhts
Id=16V872">Pcc
ecentlynnounced the
ecll of mo
e thn 2,000
ecently mnuf
ctued comme
cil vehicles bec
use of fulty b
ke light s
itches<>. The defect mens th
t the bke lights on the bck of the t
uck my not come on eve
y time the bkes epplied.
s you cn im
gine, this cn e
silyesult in
nothec
c
shing into the b
ck oft
uck if the dive
does note
lize the tuck is slo
ing don o
stopping.Defective Ti
es
Comp
ny Dimle
Tucks No
thme
ich
sec
lled 863 of its mnuf
ctued t
ucks becuse the comp
ny used possibly defective Goodye ties on the t
ucks. <h
ef="https:/
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cmscs/j
xs/do
nlod/doc/UCM545900/
CLPT-16V824-4677.PDF”>
ccoding to the
ecll
>, the ties h
vehighe
chnce of t
ed sep
tion due to impope
cuing,
hich cn e
sily led to
tie blo
outnd
semi-tuck c
sh.
T
ucking compnies should
lys tke timely
ction ineg
d to
eclls. If they f
il to get theit
ucksep
ied
s instucted, they m
y be held lible fo
filing to co
ect
knon defect if
csh occus.
Skilled Houston T
uck
ccident LyeC
n Potect You
ights
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uck defects e only one of mny common c
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cil vehicle
>, youfi
st cll should be to
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ienced semi-tuck
ccidenttto
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office of <
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t J. Guss,tto
neyt L
>.
e to help you
nd offef
ee consulttions, so ple
se cll tod
yt 800-898-4877 fo
help.<st
ong> 1<sup><
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eclls?nhts
Id=16V872">https:/
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eclls?nhts
Id=16V872<> 2<sup><
hef=”https://
-odi.nhts.dot.gov/
cmscs/j
xs/do
nlod/doc/UCM545900/
CLPT-16V824-4677.PDF”>https://
-odi.nhts.dot.gov/
cmscs/j
xs/do
nlod/doc/UCM545900/
CLPT-16V824-4677.PDF