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04-08-2014, 05:24 PM
Filed under: Recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/), Safety (http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/), Chrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/chrysler/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), GM (http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/), Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/), Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/), Volkswagen (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/)
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If you've noticed that there have been more recalls than usual this year, you may be on to something. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/), the US market is on pace to break a record for recalls. In 2013, 22 million cars were recalled. We're only a third of the way through 2014, though, and we've already halved that figure, with 11 million units recalled. That's wild.
Considering the past few months, it shouldn't be a surprise that General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) is leading the charge, with six million of the 11 million units recalled coming from one of the General's four brands. Between truck recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/29/chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-cruze-gmc-sierra-yukon-recall/), CUV recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/gm-3-recalls-1.7-million-cars-barra-video/) and the ignition switch recall (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ignition+switch+recall/), 2014 hasn't been a great year for GM.
Other recall leaders include Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/) (one million (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/26/nissan-recalls-1-million-vehicles-faulty-airbags/) Sentra (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/sentra/) and Altima (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/altima/) sedans), Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/) (900,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/honda-recalling-nearly-900-000-odyssey-minivans-over-fire-fear/) Odyssey (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/) minivans), Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/) (over one million units (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/12/toyota-recalling-1-9m-prius-models-globally/) in a few recalls), Volkswagen (150,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/volkswagen-passat-headlight-recall-official/) Passat (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat/) sedans), Chrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/chrysler/) (644,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/02/chrysler-recall-644k-jeep-grand-cherokee-dodge-durango-brakes-official/) Dodge Durango (http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/durango/) and Jeep Grand Cherokee (http://www.autoblog.com/jeep/grand+cherokee/) SUVs) and most recently, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) (434,000 units (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/07/ford-recalls-434k-vehicles/), the bulk of which were early Ford Escape (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/) CUVs). So while it's been a bad year for GM so far, its competitors aren't doing too well, either.
It's not the end of the world, though. The Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-recalls-20140408,0,7939088.story#axzz2yIqPHK00) spoke to Kelley Blue Book's Karl Brauer, who pointed out that this latest string of six- and seven-figure recalls is "the new normal," due to manufacturers' fear of the federal government. According to Brauer, it was the $1.2-billion fine (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/toyota-1.2-billion-unintended-acceleration-criminal-probe-settlement/) handed down following Toyota's unintended acceleration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/unintended+acceleration/) fiasco that has made manufacturers so open to recalls.
"Toyota changed the thinking on recalls," Brauer told The Times. "The cost of a recall is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of what happens if you don't do it."Total auto recalls already on record pace in 2014 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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If you've noticed that there have been more recalls than usual this year, you may be on to something. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/), the US market is on pace to break a record for recalls. In 2013, 22 million cars were recalled. We're only a third of the way through 2014, though, and we've already halved that figure, with 11 million units recalled. That's wild.
Considering the past few months, it shouldn't be a surprise that General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/) is leading the charge, with six million of the 11 million units recalled coming from one of the General's four brands. Between truck recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/29/chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-cruze-gmc-sierra-yukon-recall/), CUV recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/gm-3-recalls-1.7-million-cars-barra-video/) and the ignition switch recall (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ignition+switch+recall/), 2014 hasn't been a great year for GM.
Other recall leaders include Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/) (one million (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/26/nissan-recalls-1-million-vehicles-faulty-airbags/) Sentra (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/sentra/) and Altima (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/altima/) sedans), Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/) (900,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/honda-recalling-nearly-900-000-odyssey-minivans-over-fire-fear/) Odyssey (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/) minivans), Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/) (over one million units (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/12/toyota-recalling-1-9m-prius-models-globally/) in a few recalls), Volkswagen (150,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/volkswagen-passat-headlight-recall-official/) Passat (http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat/) sedans), Chrysler (http://www.autoblog.com/chrysler/) (644,000 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/02/chrysler-recall-644k-jeep-grand-cherokee-dodge-durango-brakes-official/) Dodge Durango (http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/durango/) and Jeep Grand Cherokee (http://www.autoblog.com/jeep/grand+cherokee/) SUVs) and most recently, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) (434,000 units (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/07/ford-recalls-434k-vehicles/), the bulk of which were early Ford Escape (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/) CUVs). So while it's been a bad year for GM so far, its competitors aren't doing too well, either.
It's not the end of the world, though. The Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-recalls-20140408,0,7939088.story#axzz2yIqPHK00) spoke to Kelley Blue Book's Karl Brauer, who pointed out that this latest string of six- and seven-figure recalls is "the new normal," due to manufacturers' fear of the federal government. According to Brauer, it was the $1.2-billion fine (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/toyota-1.2-billion-unintended-acceleration-criminal-probe-settlement/) handed down following Toyota's unintended acceleration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/unintended+acceleration/) fiasco that has made manufacturers so open to recalls.
"Toyota changed the thinking on recalls," Brauer told The Times. "The cost of a recall is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of what happens if you don't do it."Total auto recalls already on record pace in 2014 (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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