Nearly 900 vehicle recalls were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015, a new record involving more than 51 million vehicles — another record, the federal agency reported.
The number of vehicles recalled in 2015 edged out the total for 2014, after corrective adjustments to the 2014 numbers were made following initial estimates.
But just because a vehicle is recalled doesn’t mean it’s fixed. Every year, on average, 25 percent of recalled vehicles are left unrepaired, according to NHTSA.
Last week, 18 automakers and the U.S. Department of Transportation reached an agreement to work more closely together to identify manufacturing defects earlier and improve the overall safety recall process.
One of the agreement’s provisions is to develop ways to increase recall participation rates among vehicle owners. To that end, NHTSA, which is part of the Department of Transportation, has launched a new advertising campaign dubbed, “Safe Cars Save Lives.”
“Safe Cars Save Lives is a critical effort for building public awareness of recalls and is the first national campaign aimed at empowering vehicle owners,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. “Millions of vehicles are recalled every year. Old, new, used or leased — one of those recalled vehicles could be yours.”
NHTSA is urging vehicle owners to get into the habit of checking their vehicle identification numbers (VINs) using NHTSA’s free VIN look up tool.
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