1858 REVIEW DENIED The supplier of a component part may be strictly liable for damages resulting from a defect in the component that caused the end product to be defective; a question of fact exists as to whether a product purchaser's failure to repair the product after receipt of a recall notice is a superseding cause of harm; if defendants are strictly liable for product defects, they are jointly and severally liable for the percentage of fault apportioned to all of them under Prop 51.CitationSPRINGMEYER v FORD (Defective Fan) 60 CA4 1541 [See: Bay Summit v Shell 51 CA4 762, T/AT 2/97; Balido v Improved Machinery 29 CA3 633; Torres v Xomox 49 CA4 1, T/AT 10/96; Yamaha v Paseman 219 CA3 958; Laureano v Christensen 18 CA3 515; Wimberly v Derby 56 CA4 618, T/AT 8/97]
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