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If you've noticed that there have been more recalls than usual this year, you may be on to something. According to a report from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a>, the US market is on pace to break a record for recalls. In 2013, 22 million cars were recalled. We're only a third of the way through 2014, though, and we've already halved that figure, with 11 million units recalled. That's wild.<br />
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Considering the past few months, it shouldn't be a surprise that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/">General Motors</a> is leading the charge, with six million of the 11 million units recalled coming from one of the General's four brands. Between <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/29/chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-cruze-gmc-sierra-yukon-recall/">truck recalls</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/gm-3-recalls-1.7-million-cars-barra-video/">CUV recalls</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ignition+switch+recall/">ignition switch recall</a>, 2014 hasn't been a great year for GM.<br />
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Other recall leaders include <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/">Nissan</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/26/nissan-recalls-1-million-vehicles-faulty-airbags/">one million</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/sentra/">Sentra</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/altima/">Altima</a> sedans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/honda-recalling-nearly-900-000-odyssey-minivans-over-fire-fear/">900,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">Odyssey</a> minivans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/">Toyota</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/12/toyota-recalling-1-9m-prius-models-globally/">over one million units</a> in a few recalls), Volkswagen (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/volkswagen-passat-headlight-recall-official/">150,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat/">Passat</a> sedans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/02/chrysler-recall-644k-jeep-grand-cherokee-dodge-durango-brakes-official/">644,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/durango/">Dodge Durango</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/jeep/grand+cherokee/">Jeep Grand Cherokee</a> SUVs) and most recently, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/">Ford</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/07/ford-recalls-434k-vehicles/">434,000 units</a>, the bulk of which were early <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/">Ford Escape</a> CUVs). So while it's been a bad year for GM so far, its competitors aren't doing too well, either.<br />
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It's not the end of the world, though. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-recalls-20140408,0,7939088.story#axzz2yIqPHK00"><em>The Los Angeles Times</em></a> spoke to <em>Kelley Blue Book's</em> Karl Brauer, who pointed out that this latest string of six- and seven-figure recalls is "the new normal," due to manufacturers' fear of the federal government. According to Brauer, it was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/toyota-1.2-billion-unintended-acceleration-criminal-probe-settlement/">$1.2-billion fine</a> handed down following <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/unintended+acceleration/">Toyota's unintended acceleration</a> fiasco that has made manufacturers so open to recalls.<br />
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"Toyota changed the thinking on recalls," Brauer told The Times. "The cost of a recall is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of what happens if you don't do it."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/">Total auto recalls already on record pace in 2014</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20865336/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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If you've noticed that there have been more recalls than usual this year, you may be on to something. According to a report from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a>, the US market is on pace to break a record for recalls. In 2013, 22 million cars were recalled. We're only a third of the way through 2014, though, and we've already halved that figure, with 11 million units recalled. That's wild.<br />
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Considering the past few months, it shouldn't be a surprise that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/">General Motors</a> is leading the charge, with six million of the 11 million units recalled coming from one of the General's four brands. Between <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/29/chevy-silverado-tahoe-suburban-cruze-gmc-sierra-yukon-recall/">truck recalls</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/gm-3-recalls-1.7-million-cars-barra-video/">CUV recalls</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ignition+switch+recall/">ignition switch recall</a>, 2014 hasn't been a great year for GM.<br />
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Other recall leaders include <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/">Nissan</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/26/nissan-recalls-1-million-vehicles-faulty-airbags/">one million</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/sentra/">Sentra</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/altima/">Altima</a> sedans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/17/honda-recalling-nearly-900-000-odyssey-minivans-over-fire-fear/">900,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/odyssey/">Odyssey</a> minivans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/">Toyota</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/12/toyota-recalling-1-9m-prius-models-globally/">over one million units</a> in a few recalls), Volkswagen (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/volkswagen-passat-headlight-recall-official/">150,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/passat/">Passat</a> sedans), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/02/chrysler-recall-644k-jeep-grand-cherokee-dodge-durango-brakes-official/">644,000</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/dodge/durango/">Dodge Durango</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/jeep/grand+cherokee/">Jeep Grand Cherokee</a> SUVs) and most recently, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/">Ford</a> (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/07/ford-recalls-434k-vehicles/">434,000 units</a>, the bulk of which were early <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/escape/">Ford Escape</a> CUVs). So while it's been a bad year for GM so far, its competitors aren't doing too well, either.<br />
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It's not the end of the world, though. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-recalls-20140408,0,7939088.story#axzz2yIqPHK00"><em>The Los Angeles Times</em></a> spoke to <em>Kelley Blue Book's</em> Karl Brauer, who pointed out that this latest string of six- and seven-figure recalls is "the new normal," due to manufacturers' fear of the federal government. According to Brauer, it was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/19/toyota-1.2-billion-unintended-acceleration-criminal-probe-settlement/">$1.2-billion fine</a> handed down following <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/unintended+acceleration/">Toyota's unintended acceleration</a> fiasco that has made manufacturers so open to recalls.<br />
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"Toyota changed the thinking on recalls," Brauer told The Times. "The cost of a recall is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of what happens if you don't do it."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/">Total auto recalls already on record pace in 2014</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20865336/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/08/auto-recalls-on-record-pace-in-2014/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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