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*Chrysler Group Cumulative Total may include Mercedes-Benz 2004 recalls; the article on the 2004 totals was unclear on this matter.

 

Source for recall totals for 2007: NHTSA's monthly recall reports

Source for recall totals for 2006: "Automakers with Recalls," January 6, 2007, Detroit Free Press, , at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/BUSINESS01/701060366

Source for recall totals for 2005: "Ford Is Leader in Recalled Vehicles; Toyota Is Up, Too," Justin Hyde, Detroit Free Press, January 4, 2006, at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/BUSINESS01/601040408/1014

Sources for GM recall totals through May 10, 2005: "General Motors Starts Year with a Bang: 98,221 Chevrolet and GMC Trucks Are Recalled for Safety Problem," Auto on Info, January 2005, "General Motors 2005 Safety Recalls Take a Bump Up, but Ford Keeps Big Lead: Faulty Power Assist, Accelerator Pedal Spring, and Windshield Bond Prompt Recalls of GM SUVs, Vans, Pickups, Trucks, Coupes, and Sedans," Auto on Info, February 2005, "General Motors 2005 Safety Recalls Take Another Bump Up," Auto on Info, March 2005, and "General Motors Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari Minivans Get Lowest Test Score, Ford's E-150 Gets Lowest Rollover Score, GM Issues Recall of Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, and Pontiac Montana Minivans," Auto on Info, March 2005, "King of Recalls Recalls Again: General Motors Leaps Past Ford with Recall of 2 Million Vehicles, Including 1.5 Million 2003-2005 SUVs and Pickups," Auto on Info, April 2005, and "GM Expands Recall Lead Over Ford: 300,000 2003-2004 General Motors SUVs to Be Recalled," Auto on Info, May 2005

Sources for Ford recall totals through May 10, 2005: "Ford's 2005 U.S. Safety Recalls Leap Past GM's: Ford Recalls About 750,000 Ford and Lincoln Pickups and SUVs in U.S," Auto on Info, January 2005, "Ford Safety Recalls Take Another Leap: Corroding Door Latches Prompt Recall of 358,857 Focus Cars," Auto on Info, February 2005

Sources for Chrysler recall totals through May 10, 2005: "Chrysler Recalls 26,000 Dodge Durango SUVs for Potential Fuel Leak," Auto on Info, February 2005, "Chrysler Issues Safety Recall of Its 2005 Pacifica Sport Utility Vehicle; Mitsubishi Issues Safety Recall of Its 2004-2005 Endeavor Sport Utility Vehicle," Auto on Info, March 2005, and "Chrysler Group Recalls 70,000 Minivans," Auto on Info, April 2005

Source for recall totals for 2004: "Toyota's Recall Rate Doubles," the Associated Press, December 11, 2005

Source for recall totals for the first half of 2004: "General Motors' Recalls Remain Gargantuan in First Half of 2004," Auto on Info, July 2004

Source for recall totals for 2003: "General Motors' U.S. 2003 Recall Numbers: A Bottomless Pit and a GM Defense?" Auto on Info, March 2004

 

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Date of last update: 11 January 2008

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