Toyota Class Motion Alleges Automaker Offered 2021 Venzas With Faulty Windshields

Toyota Venza Windshields Class Motion Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Heather A. Davis and Robert Sweeny filed a category motion lawsuit towards Toyota Motor Gross sales, U.S.A., Inc.
• Why: Davis and Sweeny declare Toyota knowingly offered 2021 Toyota Venza autos containing faulty windshields that may crack, chip or fracture for no or little cause. 
• The place: The lawsuit was filed in Texas federal court docket. 

Toyota offered 2021 Venza autos it knew contained faulty windshields that may crack, chip or fracture, a brand new class motion lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiffs Heather A. Davis and Robert Sweeny declare Toyota knew there was a problem with the Toyota Venza windshields in the course of the manufacturing course of however failed to repair the issue earlier than promoting the autos to the general public. 

“Through the prerelease evaluation stage of the Class Autos, Toyota would have recognized that the windshield chosen for the Class Autos was faulty and would pose a security threat to house owners/lessees and the motoring public,” the category motion lawsuit states. 

Davis and Sweeny declare the windshields will both fail for “no cause in any respect” or as a consequence of an incident that will not trigger a problem for a “non-defective windshield,” reminiscent of a “very slight affect.” 

The defect usually reveals itself instantly after a driver takes possession of the automobile, the category motion lawsuit alleges. 

Toyota Received’t Restore Faulty Windshields Beneath Its Guarantee, Class Motion Says

Regardless of this, Toyota refuses to restore the windshields below its guarantee, requiring automobile house owners to pay out of pocket for brand spanking new windshields, that are additionally faulty, inflicting the necessity for a number of replacements, the category motion lawsuit alleges

Davis claims she has needed to get 4 alternative windshields on her 2021 Toyota Venza inside the span of 1 12 months. 

Along with inflicting monetary harm, Davis and Sweeny argue the defect additionally places the well being of drivers, passengers and others on the street in peril. 

“The Windshield Defect poses an excessive security hazard to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians as a result of a spontaneously shattering or cracking windshield can impair the motive force’s view, distract the motive force, and lead to dislodged glass that may injure drivers, passengers and pedestrians,” the category motion lawsuit states. 

Davis and Sweeny declare Toyota is responsible of fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment and in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Guarantee Act, the Texas Misleading Practices Act and the Arizona Client Fraud Act, amongst different issues. 

Davis and Sweeny wish to signify a nationwide class and a Texas and Arizona subclass of people who’re present or former house owners or lessees of a 2021 Toyota Venza. 

Plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting equitable aid together with precise, incidental, consequential and punitive damages for themselves and all class members. 

Toyota has had points with its Venza autos previously. Final 12 months, the corporate recalled 279,040 of its mannequin 12 months 2009-15 Toyota Venza SUVs over considerations their airbags might fail to deploy. 

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The plaintiffs are represented by Jody B. Burton of Lemberg Legislation, L.L.C.

The Toyota Venza Windshields Class Motion Lawsuit is Davis, et al. v. Toyota Motor Gross sales, U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 4:22-cv-00090, within the U.S. District Court docket for the Japanese District of Texas.

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