Auto makers issued 136 recall campaigns in the U.S. this year with implications for an estimated 17.2 million light vehicles, making it one of the poorest performances in recent years but short of the record 24.3 million in 2000.
“It’s a big number,” says Bruce Belzowski, associate director of the Automotive Analysis Div. at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Last year, 16.4 million vehicles, including some heavy-duty models, were recalled, National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. data shows.
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