A new legislation introduced to the senate this week, would force states to inform drivers about safety recalls on their vehicles and require them to have repairs done before renewing their registration. The Repair Every Car to Avoid Lost Lives, or RECALL Act, has been introduced to address the millions of vehicles that have unfixed recalls and concerns that less that 70% of vehicle repairs are done within 18 months of being recalled. The bill has already received support from several consumer groups including the Center for Auto Safety, the Consumer Federation of America, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and even some automakers.
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Consumers Fail To Respond To Recalls
After three recalls and multiple recall notices, owners of certain 1998-2003 Ford Windstar minivans continue to fail to bring in their vehicles to get their recalled rear axles replaced. The automaker had even offered to buy back the vehicles with cracked or perforated axles, but only 60% of the vans have been repaired. There has been substantial talk in the news lately about vehicles being rented and sold with unfixed recalls on them. Automobile manufacturers, rental companies, and car lots have all been working with the government to improve recall notification policies and to improve the recall process, but ultimately it is up to the consumer to take their vehicles in to their local dealerships for repairs. Recalls often seem insignificant to some consumers because of the constant bombardment of recall notices, also known as “recall fatigue”. Unfixed recalls not only affect the occupants of the vehicle, it can have dangerous repercussions to everyone on the road.
