Tracker Rollovers
Tracker SUV Rollover Accidents
If you or a family member have been injured in a Chevrolet Tracker rollover accident, or have lost a family member in a Tracker SUV rollover accident, please contact an auto injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser for a free, prompt, no-obligation review of your case.
In 2005, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issued a report finding that the four-wheel drive Chevy Tracker made between 1999 and 2002 had the fifth highest rate of driver death of the 47 SUVs that were part of the study.
SUV Rollover Dangers
A number of potential safety issues and vehicle defects can contribute to the occurance of SUV rollovers and lead to serious injury or death in the event of a rollover accident.
Potential safety issues include:
- The vehicle is defective in its handling and stability because it is top-heavy and prone to heavy oversteering by drivers, making a rollover accident likely;
- The vehicle is equipped with defective door latches that are too weak to hold the doors shut in a rollover accident, causing passengers to be ejected from these vehicles;
- The roof-strength of the SUV is deficient, resulting in a collapse of the roof in a rollover accident;
- The vehicle is not equipped with laminated safety glass which would help prevent passengers from being ejected in SUV rollovers; and
- The seat belts are defective because they do not automatically retract and tighten during an accident.
