Automakers recalled 10.2 million vehicles last year, down nearly 30 percent compared with 2007 and the lowest number of vehicles called back for repairs since 1994, preliminary government statistics show. The decline came as the total number of recall campaigns jumped more than 9 percent to a record 642 from 588 in 2007, and those linked to investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rose to a record 233, up from 98 in 2007.
The improvement in the number of autos recalled is largely the result of better vehicle quality and a monitoring system that flags problems early, allowing carmakers to catch more problems and fix them sooner while calling back fewer vehicles, safety experts said.3
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