Minnesota Falsely Latched Seatbelt Lawyers

Sometimes seat belts look, feel, and sound like they are locked when they aren’t fully engaged. This is called false or partial latching. Defects can include manufacturing variances in the internal buckle components or design flaws that prevent the buckle from locking the latch plate into place. Some buckles are susceptible to small items like coins lodging inside the buckle. If one of these conditions exists and the forces in an accident act on a person or the buckle, partially latched buckles tend to release. Indeed, some manufacturers have launched full-scale product recalls to deal with these situations.

Contact our office today if you believe you or someone you know has suffered from false or partial latching seatbelts.

*Nate Bjerke is the Chair of the Minnesota Association for Justice Product Liability Committee

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