Dorset inquest hears of late Suzuki recall
19th July 1990, Page 8
19th July 1990
Page 8
Page 8, 19th July 1990
— Dorset inquest hears of late Suzuki recall
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• Suzuki was criticised by a coroner at an inquest in Dorchester last week for taking two years to warn owners of Santana four-wheel-drive vehicles that there may be a fault in the handbrake.
The company was alerted to a possible defect in the handbrake on 3 June 1988, but it was not until 22 June this year that the first recall letters were sent out. West Dorset coroner Michael Johnson heard how two-year-old James Plumb was crushed when a Santana, which had been parked by his father, ran down a hill and overturned after the handbrake failed.
A vehicle examiner found a defect in the handbrake caused by excessive wear in two misaligned welded parts.
The inquest jury recorded a verdict of accidental death.