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U.S. Recalls Soared to a Record 51 Million Vehicles in 2015
Carmakers recalled 51.3 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, topping the previous record, a downwardly revised 51.0 million cars and trucks called back in 2014, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Carmakers recalled 51.3 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, topping the previous record, a downwardly revised 51.0 million cars and trucks called back in 2014, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The total was boosted by a surge in campaigns involving defective airbag inflators from Takata Corp., which have affected some 19 million vehicles sold in the U.S. by 12 carmakers.
NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind says the increase in recall activity also is due to greater vigilance and faster action by carmakers. The agency used the Washington auto show as a forum to announce a new year-long Web-based advertising campaign aimed at coaxing more consumers to respond to vehicle recall notices.
The NHTSA campaign will tout the agency’s online service, where owners can enter their vehicle’s ID number to determine if their vehicles have been targeted by one or more recalls. Carmakers estimate about 25% of owners of recalled vehicles don’t respond.
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