Auto News: Vehicle Recall Resurgence

Return to sender: resolving the automotive-recall resurgence

Recalls have become big news again, and the industry requires better ways to anticipate and mitigate them rapidly and surely

After decades focused on vehicle quality, the auto industry faces a new challenge—vehicle quality. While automakers and suppliers have made giant strides in reducing product and process variability, vehicles’ digital features and functional complexity have exploded, forcing the industry to play catch-up with proliferating software and electronics problems. read more »

More and bigger recalls

In the United States, for example, the number of vehicle recalls has grown over the past 20 years to the point where in 2016, the market experienced more than 1,000 vehicle recalls for the first time In 2017, on average, 3.1 vehicles were recalled for each vehicle sold. read more »

Does your car have a recall? Here's how to check

Don't worry, the process to check recalls is easier than you think. read more »