Honda Fit Roof Lawsuit

A collision repair deviating from honda repair procedures and absence of a fuel tank cover led to a texas couple being trapped inside a burning 2010 fit a lawsuit demanding more than 1 million.

Honda fit roof lawsuit.

The failure of the roof of the seebachans 2010 honda fit. Lawsuit honda fit glued roof. The lawsuit contended that the force of the collision caused the honda fit s improperly repaired roof to buckle which set off a chain reaction the car s safety cage collapsed and the fuel. Cited in this lawsuit and press release.

They later discovered that its metal roof had been glued rather than welded by john eagle for the previous owner. A texas jury just awarded a couple severely injured in a crash 42 million because their vehicle a 2010 honda fit had been improperly repaired by a collision center. The seebachans had bought the used 2010 honda fit four months before the crash. Matthew and marcia seebachan of texas were trapped in their honda fit after a collision while it burned allegedly because of a faulty roof repair.

2 a texas jury found that john eagle collision center s improper repair was liable for the severity of the crash of a 2010 honda fit awarding the injured couple 42 million in damages but assigning 25 percent blame to the driver of the other vehicle a 2010 toyota tundra leaving the shop responsible for 75 percent of the couple s injuries and owing approximately 31 5 million. Honda issued a paint warranty extension for dark blue 2003 2005 odyssey s back in may of 2008. Instead of welding the roof. Odyssey owners were sent the following note from honda.

Honda issued a tsb to its dealers who were told to inspect the minivan forpeeling flaking or in some cases on the hood and the roof paint coming off in sheets. Tracy said he paid his proceeds a long time ago. The tundra s driver was not actually named as a defendant in this lawsuit. The complaint blames the defective car repair for crushing and burning the owners of a used 2010 honda fit when their car was struck in an accident.