It's an unsettling thought. Just how many cars sharing the road with you have a serious safety issue -- a recall -- that hasn't been fixed?
"It's a huge problem. We're talking 30 million vehicles or more that have defects in them that could cause crashes, deaths and injuries," said Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Automotive Safety.
Ditlow said fewer than 50 percent of older recalled cars get repaired.
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I got a recall notice.When I arrived at the dealership to have it fixed they refused because of excessive mileage
Maryland needs to have vehicle yearly safety inspections like Virginia has. You don't see the junk cars on their roads like there are around here!
2:04 More government intrusion and expense. There are already nuisance emissions tests in Western Maryland, bad enough. And Maryland inspection is notoriously strict, it's not easy to pass with a used car of any kind. If a cop spots an obvious safety violation, a repair order is issued. Simple.
Virginia on the other hand, has a relatively lax yearly inspection, and depending on the area, there's much worse junk on the road than around here.
Any extra rules and regulations on drivers and vehicles, are nothing but revenue generating schemes, not to mention a time and money consuming imposition that we can't afford.
2:04 you never driven the eastern shore of Virginia. A lot of nice pick ups down yonder.
Ok first of airbags don't cause car accidents....second not every manufacturer has this issue. Automotive recalls don't ever expire the only issue you may find is if the company that made your car is no longer in business. The miles on your car doesn't matter if it's a recall. It's a federal law.
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