Takata airbag recall
South Floridians need to act with more urgency in response to automobile recall notices.
As a trial attorney who has devoted much of my career to defective automobiles, I’m worried that too many drivers have started to tune out — and this means they’re driving potentially dangerous cars. In light of the recent Takata recall, the largest in U.S. history, it seems like a new recall is announced each week.
The thought of driving a car with a known defect takes my breath away. Yet even intelligent people I work with sometimes tell me that they are too busy to bring their cars into a shop after receiving a recall notice.
Sometimes the dealers themselves also act like there is no rush. There is. Respond to recall notices immediately. It may save your life.
John Uustal, Fort Lauderdale
This story was originally published May 26, 2015 at 6:40 PM with the headline "Takata airbag recall."