The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported another record year for recalls, tallying nearly 900 individual campaigns affecting 51 million vehicles in 2015.
The agency has launched a new public awareness campaign that calls on consumers to be more proactive in resolving recalls. Traditional notifications sometimes fail to reach owners or are accidentally discarded as junk mail.
The government recommends checking VINs twice a year using the NHTSA’s online lookup tool.
“To remember to check, NHTSA suggests timing it with day light savings – every November when setting clocks back and every March when setting clocks forward,” the agency added.
Officials recently spearheaded a collaborative initiative with more than 15 automakers, calling for companies and regulators to work together on a voluntary basis to improve vehicle safety. The NHTSA has also asked consumers to brainstorm potential improvements to recall notification outreach and other relevant issues.
“We’re interested in what the public has to say about recall notifications and today we issued a proposal to get their input,” said administrator Mark Rosekind. “Success is getting a 100 percent completion rate for every single recall.”
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