Los Angeles Automobile Accident Attorney

Legal assistance for victims of an accident due to aftermarket vehicle modifications

Los Angeles automobile accident attorney Howard Craig Kornberg investigates accident lawsuits involving aftermarket vehicles because they are altered to suit a purpose other than as originally designed. Oftentimes alterations made to vehicles substantially change the way a vehicle handles or responds under normal driving or emergency conditions, causing accidents.

Finding the right automobile accident attorney in Los Angeles

The Law Offices of Howard Craig Kornberg assists individuals who suffer serious injury, either as vehicle operators or passengers, resulting from an accident caused by these unregulated alterations. As an automobile accident attorney in Los Angeles with significant experience with aftermarket vehicle lawsuits, Mr. Kornberg has the knowledge you need by your side for help with serious accident cases.  He and his staff build a strong case your you, conducting a careful investigation into possible vehicle alterations that might cause an automobile accident.

Attorneys familiar with afternmarket changes to vehicles

Aftermarket changes include those made for aesthetic or personal reasons.  The Los Angeles car accident lawyers of Howard Craig Kornberg's law office are familiar with these alterations. Aftermarket changes often involve:

• High performance tires: Made to increase grip on the road, high performance tires can deform on a sharp turn, contributing to the likelihood of a rollover accident because of contact between a tire rim and the pavement. Inappropriate marketing or installation of tires on a sports utility vehicle (SUV) can contribute to rollover accidents giving rise to liability on the part of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.
• Spoilers: Used to increase downward force on a vehicle, spoilers can contribute to devastating rollover accidents. By altering handling and performance, aftermarket spoilers can be dangerous to drivers or their passengers unaware of their affect on a car traveling at high speeds.
• Vehicle alterations: Raising or lowering the suspension of a vehicle can have a significant affect on the likelihood of a vehicle rollover in an emergency situation.
• Vehicle additions: The addition of window tinting, extra-powerful headlights, tinted headlights, or fog lights can be dangerous additions to vehicles, both as hazards for the driver and oncoming traffic in inclement or nighttime driving conditions.

Aftermarket vehicles in California

While aftermarket alterations to a vehicle are commonly done by end-users, oftentimes alterations are made to the body—and thus the performance—of a vehicle after it has been manufactured but prior to its delivery by the end-use purchaser.  For more information on maintaining a safe vehicle, visit the Center for Auto Saftey website.

Types of aftermarket vehicles include:

While automobile manufacturers are subject to regulation, safety testing, and inspection, aftermarket alterations are largely unregulated. Knowledgeable Los Angeles automobile accident attorneys can help you if you fall victim to injuries resulting from a Los Angeles auto accident. Conversion of a vehicle to suit an aftermarket purpose, such as a special use bus or ambulance, may have a dramatic effect on vehicle performance, including contribution to devastating injuries to drivers, passengers, or bystanders.

Automobile accident attorneys in Los Angeles can help

If you are injured in a collision while driving or riding in an aftermarket vehicle, do not accept responsibility for the accident or a settlement offer on your injuries until you have spoken with an automobile accident attorney in Los Angeles. Contact The Law Offices of Howard Craig Kornberg today using our online contact form or call toll-free for a free initial consultation at (866) 685-7259.