With summer here and many families either getting on planes to visit far away places or having visitors in town, it’s not a good time to hear that the rental cars we and our loved ones drive during vacations could be unsafe. New insight into how car rental companies handle auto recalls has shed light on this issue, however, and it could mean more car accident injuries for Tennessee residents and visitors alike.
According to a June 24, 2012 article in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Senator Barbara Boxer asked car rental companies to make a public pledge “not to rent or sell any vehicles under safety recall until the defect has been remedied.” So far, only Hertz has agreed to the pledge, while their competitors rejected the challenge. For anyone planning to rent a car from one of those non-compliant companies, this means that the consequences of unrepaired mechanical defects, such as faulty seatbelt car wreck injuries or defective brakes whiplash, could not only mar their holiday fun-they could risk lives.
The Knoxville, Tennessee personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of G. Turner Howard III believe car safety recalls should be heeded by both consumers and car rental companies, and hope that Hertz’s response may set a precedent for other auto rental companies to follow suit.
G Turner Howard III Law Office
5915 Casey Drive Northwest, Knoxville, TN
(865) 558-8030
