Every year, millions of vehicles are recalled in the United States due to safety defects or noncompliance with federal safety standards. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has unveiled a new, free, online search tool consumers can use to find out if a vehicle is directly impacted by a recall.
The new tool is available on www.safercar.gov/vinlookup and provides consumers with a quick and easy way to identify uncompleted recalls by entering their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that car owners can find out if a specific vehicle has a safety defect that needs to be fixed using the free online tool.
Drivers can find their vehicle identification number by looking at the dashboard on the driver’s side of the vehicle, or on the driver’s side door on the door post where the door latches when it is closed.
Determining whether there is a recall that consumers need to take action on is easy. After entering the VIN number into the field, results will appear if there is an open recall on their vehicle, and if there are none, it will say “No Open Recalls.”
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