America has had its list of recalls throughout its automotive history. Nobody’s perfect, and in their rush to get cars to market, auto manufacturers have made some mistakes. Start off with GM in 1981 with a recall of 5.8 million vehicles. The recall was due to defective suspension bolts. And between 2006 and 2007 there was another massive GM recall due to keys and ignitions switches—too much weight on keys which could inadvertently cause the switch to shut off. GM, once again, in 1965-1970 had a recall for motor mounts.
Ford had its own problems with faulty ignition switches and part of the car that caught on fire. Their recalls totaled over 7 million cars. These recalls cost major companies billions of dollars. You have to wonder, quietly, what heads roll when there’s a recall. Unfortunately, there’s only a recall after a tragic accident, or two, or three.