Unfixed recalls affect many Maryland cars - WBAL Baltimore
Just how many cars sharing the road with you have a serious safety issue -- a recall -- that hasn't been fixed. We're talking 30 million vehicles or more that have defects in them that could cause crashes, deaths and injuries," said Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Automotive Safety. Ditlow said fewer than 50 percent of older recalled cars get repaired. "In Maryland alone, there's close to a million cars on the road right now that have an unfixed recall. "Fires, crashes, exploding air bags, those safety issues put the passengers of those vehicles in danger, but if those parts fail while the car's being driven, then other people on the road are being put in danger as well. Plug in a license plate number, and the app gives all kinds of information about the car's maintenance history, including whether or not there is an unfixed recall on that specific vehicle. More: CarFax car recall check. "I think I mentioned it to my mechanic one time and said it was no big deal," Spare said. A 2009 Mazda Tribute that has an open recall for a power steering issue is owned by 98 Rock's Jamie Scmidheiser. Source: www.wbaltv.com
