CARFAX announced that its free Vehicle Recall Search Service, a search tool built in partnership with Alliance for Automotive Innovation, has checked vehicles in the U.S. more than 10 billion times for unfixed safety recalls.
Of the open recalls found, more than 30 million were repaired.
At no cost to participating entities, states and eligible businesses and organizations can identify vehicles with open recalls, reducing the number of unfixed safety issues, and boosting road safety. Participants can check recall status during registration and titling transactions, or as part of safety and emissions inspections, in order to notify owners about open recalls.
“CARFAX data shows some critical recalls have declined in recent years and that progress is encouraging. This Vehicle Recall Search Service has now checked more than half of all vehicles on U.S. roads,” said Faisal Hasan, vice president of Data Acquisition at CARFAX. “Still, one in five vehicles still has an unfixed recall, an ongoing risk for drivers. We encourage more states to participate. There is more work to be done.”
Since launching in 2018, the Vehicle Recall Search Service has supported state motor vehicle agencies, public safety departments, and inspection programs, in identifying millions of vehicles with unresolved recalls. Today, eight state DMVs participate: California, New York, Ohio, Arizona, Texas, Connecticut, Maryland and Washington, with Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, joining most recently.
“Almost a decade ago, we set out with CARFAX to build a tool that helps identify and close open vehicle recalls — and 10 billion checks later, it’s clear the partnership is working,” said John Bozzella, president and CEO of Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “When drivers know about recalls and get their vehicles fixed, road safety increases. Who isn’t for that?” “We can get even more vehicles checked if additional organizations, including state DMVs, sign up to use this no-cost, easy-to-use vehicle recall service.”
