In a recent $1.7 billion verdict against Ford, federal regulators excluded heavy-duty trucks like the pickup from tougher roof-strength requirements adopted decades ago. They later reversed the decision to include future models.
Motor Co. from tougher roof-strength requirements adopted decades ago, then later reversed the decision to include future models.
The regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, at the time decided not to include the heavier trucks in the regulations. In 2009, following an order by Congress, NHTSA extended the tougher roof-safety rules to trucks with a higher gross weight.should be imposed on Ford for selling 5.2 million Super Duty trucks from model years 1999-2016 with what the plaintiffs alleged were defective roofs prone to collapse in a rollover accident.
Often in cases involving high-dollar punitive damages, the final amount is scaled back in the appeals process. The agency declined to comment on its earlier decisions around the roof-crush requirements. NHTSA said, under the Biden administration, it has secured additional resources to work through a backlog of proposed auto-safety rules more expeditiously.
Ford has contended in the case that the roof design is reasonably safe and not defective in any manner. The auto maker argued that for heavier vans and trucks—those with a gross weight of over 8,500 pounds—there was insufficient evidence to determine that the stiffer requirements would enhance the safety of these vehicles. Ford said in the letter it didn’t have confidence that it could consistently meet the proposed standards without a redesign of existing heavy-duty trucks.
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