Tag: Car recall

  • Is it normal to have big numbers of car safety recalls?

    Is it normal to have big numbers of car safety recalls?

    With 324 campaigns, the number of passenger vehicle recalls in 2014 exceeds the previous record of 224 campaigns in 2004 by almost 45 percent, setting a new record. With the soaring recall numbers for automobiles sold in the U.S., many find it hard to resist the doubt of declining automotive reliability and safety. Worse than…

  • Getting out of the recall plight

    Getting out of the recall plight

    An auto recall occurs when a manufacturer (or the NHTSA) determines that a car model (or several models) has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal safety standard. Usually, the problem is concentrated on models that were produced during a certain time period at one specific plant. Therefore, not all Toyota Prius…