All the Cars Recalled So Far This Year

This year is shaping up to be a possible record-setter for auto recalls.

So far this year, car companies have recalled about 13 million cars in the United States, compared to 22 million last year, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. The previous record was 30.8 million in 2004

Ford: 434,000 vehicles

Ford is recalling vehicles for two separate issues. The first involves some 385,750 Escape models from 2001 to 2004. The models have subframes that tend to rust when exposed to road salt, which could result in diminished steering control (about 349,000 of the affected vehicles are in the U.S.). Dealers are installing a reinforcement cross brace to remedy the problem; one crash has already been cause by the subframe issue, but no injuries or deaths have been reported. Read more...