The U.S. auto recall notification system is under attack for failing to properly notify dealers when ... [+]n vehicles on their lots are under recall for defect repairs. Dealers are getting recall information from their companies, their respective companies. So NHTSA does not have that data.”Last year automakers ran a record 400 light vehicle recall campaigns, not including the ongoing recall of Takata air bags. Ray Roth, Stout's director of its automotive recall practice observes the system for informing dealers on recalls isn't perfect but the situation isn't nearly as dire, perhaps, as Mark Paul describes it. That's where most recalls occur.”The recall completion rate is much lower, however, for vehicles on the road for five years or more.

Source: Forbes April 27, 2022 22:01 UTC