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U.S. Fleet of Unfixed but Recalled Cars Surges 34%
The number of vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled but not yet repaired has jumped by one-third to more than 63 million units this year from the total in 2016, Carfax Inc. reports.
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The number of vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled but not yet repaired has jumped by one-third to more than 63 million units this year from the total in 2016, Carfax Inc. reports.
In Texas, about one in three cars on the road has at least one unfixed safety defect, according to the used-car history report provider. By vehicle type, minivans and SUVs are the most likely to have open recalls. States with the highest number of unrepaired recalls are California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York.
Carfax attributes this year’s upswing in large part to the flood of Takata airbag inflator recalls, which involve 19 carmakers. But the firm says another big factor is the growing proportion of car owners who simply don’t respond to recall notices.
The company notes that owners can check the status of their own vehicles and sign up for future alerts by visiting myCarfax.com and entering their license plates or vehicle identification numbers.
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