When Manufacturers Can Be Held Responsible for Your Accident Injury

When Can Truck and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers Be Held Responsible for Your Accident?

Maybe you’re on Peachtree Road in Atlanta, stopped at a red light when a dump truck barrels into your line of traffic—its brakes failed, turning it into an unstoppable force.

Truck and commercial vehicle manufacturers are responsible for making sure their vehicles are safe. When they cut corners, ignore defects, or put profits ahead of safety, people get hurt. If a brake failure, tire blowout, steering malfunction, or any other mechanical defect caused your crash, the manufacturer can and should be held accountable.

At Witherite Law Group, we do not just go after reckless truck drivers—we take on the companies that built unsafe vehicles and fight to hold them responsible for the devastation they cause.

How Defective Truck Parts Cause Crashes

Trucks are massive machines and rely on complex mechanical systems to function safely. When a key part fails due to a defect, it can turn a truck into a deadly weapon on the road.

Common Defective Truck Parts That Lead to Manufacturer Liability:

• Brake System Failures – When a truck’s brakes fail, the driver has no way to stop in time, leading to devastating high-speed crashes.
• Tire Blowouts – Defective tires can explode without warning, causing trucks to lose control, roll over, or swerve into other lanes.
• Steering System Malfunctions – If a truck’s steering locks up, pulls hard to one side, or completely fails, the driver is powerless to avoid a wreck.
• Trailer Hitch or Coupling Defects – If a trailer is not properly secured due to a defective hitch, it can detach at high speeds and cause catastrophic highway pileups.
• Fuel System Defects – Faulty fuel tanks can leak or explode, turning crashes into deadly fireballs.

Truck manufacturers know the risks—yet some still put dangerous vehicles on the road. If a defective part caused the wreck that injured you, they must be held accountable.

The Digging for Dirt Program: Uncovering Manufacturer Negligence

Truck and parts manufacturers do not admit fault voluntarily. They hide behind industry loopholes, delay recalls, and deny that their products are unsafe—even when there is clear evidence that they put defective vehicles on the road. Our Digging for Dirt Program is designed to expose the truth:

• Investigate Recall Histories – Did the manufacturer already know about the defect but fail to issue a recall?
• Demand Internal Documents – Are there hidden safety reports showing the company knew about the issue but kept selling the part anyway?
• Analyze Crash Data and Black Box Evidence – Did the truck’s black box reveal brake failure, steering issues, or other mechanical problems before impact?
• Bring in Industry Experts – Engineers and mechanics examine the wreckage to prove a defective part caused the crash.

Truck manufacturers do everything they can to protect themselves—we do everything we can to uncover the truth.

Do Not Let a Truck Manufacturer Get Away with Putting Profits over Safety

If a defective brake system, steering malfunction, tire blowout, or other truck defect caused your accident, you should not be the one left suffering. Reach out to our truck wreck team today at Witherite Law Group.