Regarding defenses to strict liability, which statement is accurate?

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In strict liability for defective products, liability arises regardless of fault, so the defenses are limited. The primary defense you see is product misuse: if the product is used in a way that wasn’t reasonably foreseeable or intended, the defect link to the injury can be broken, shielding the seller. Beyond that, there are only a few narrower defenses that vary by jurisdiction, such as assumption of risk by the plaintiff, or changes to the product made by the user that break the chain of causation. In many places, even contributory or comparative negligence may only reduce damages rather than fully bar liability. Because defenses beyond product misuse are limited and not universally available, the statement that there are fewer defenses beyond product misuse in some contexts accurately captures how strict-liability defenses operate.