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Automobiles are a normal part of Americans’ daily lives. We drive them, eat in them, and sometimes people even sleep in them. With so much dependence put on the automobile, is it no wonder that things can go wrong? One of the biggest things that can go wrong is a car accident. Accidents can be the result of driver error or poor road conditions. An even more dangerous cause of car accidents is an automobile defect. Automakers work hard to design their vehicles to safely withstand accidents. However, in recent years defective automobile parts and tires have been responsible for more and more accidents. Many of these accidents have caused injuries to drivers and passengers or even wrongful death. Some of these defective parts include: roof crush defects, seatbelt defects, window defects, tire defects, wheel defects, air bag defects, fuel tank defects, and general crashworthiness defects. Each state allows for victims of automotive defect accidents to seek compensation through an au