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Auto Recalls

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)recently announced their latest list of auto safety recalls and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly.

NHTSA said it is publicizing the recalls to alert consumers about safety problems and encourages them to take action. Under Federal law, safety problems must be remedied without cost to consumers. Currently, a surprising 72% of the owners of vehicles with safety problems have the recall work performed.

Now, you can get up-to-the-minute information on safety recall campaigns, or information on the recall history of a particular make and model of car, truck, motorcycle, or child safety seat, by calling the agency's toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. The Hotline also can be used to report safety problems.

Important Recall Information

• Monthly Recall List - last update 07/24/2004

The NHTSA Provides consumers with a searchable recall database with current recall notices for all makes and models. Find out how this information can help you make an informed decision when in the market for a new or used automobile.


• Special Report - School Bus Recalls

Find current information on school buses that have been recalled by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration.

For further information regarding important recall notices, check out the following links:

• ODI - Office of Defects Investigation NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation's Recall Search, a searchable database of passenger vehicle and light truck recall notices.



• Safety Problems & Issues This recall search engine allows searches of the full NGTSA recall database.



• Auto Recalls - Consumer complaints - Car reports from myCarStats Free auto recalls and car reports online, for 1990-2004 models of new and used cars.



• Rising auto recalls eat profits - 07/08/04 Article on the rising costs of auto recalls and its effect on the auto industry.



• Search Auto Recall, Safety Problems, vehicle Defects Offers new and used car pricing, financing, and leasing information. Also, a searchable database of auto recalls from 1990 - 2004.



• Government Guide - Auto Recalls Recall reports - search by vehicle make, model and year for regional recalls.



• ConsumerReports.org - Trouble with recalls 8/04: Recall, auto .. Annual auto recalls prior to 1990. Nearly 19 million vehicles listed for recalls in 2002 alone. Search this database to see if your car is a risk.



• Auto Recall Automobile recall information starting from 1965 to present.