Rastelli v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

In Rastelli v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 79 NY2d 289 (1992) the Court of Appeals declined to impose liability on a tire manufacturer for injuries that resulted from a defective after-market rim manufactured and installed on its tires by third parties. The Court stated that "under the circumstances of this case," the manufacturer had no duty to warn "about another manufacturer's product when the first manufacturer produces a sound product which is compatible for use with a defective product of the other manufacturer." Id. at 297-298. The Court noted that the manufacturer had "no control of the production of the subject multipiece rim, no role in placing that rim in the stream of commerce, and derived no benefit from its sale." Id. at 298. The manufacturer's tires also "did not create the alleged defect in the rim that caused the rim to explode." Id.