{"id":664,"date":"2014-11-10T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T00:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefloridainsuranceblog.com\/?p=664"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:46:23","slug":"vehicle-recalls-effect-floridians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2014\/vehicle-recalls-effect-floridians\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Recalls Effect Floridians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the beginning of 2014, an unprecedented and alarming number of vehicles have been recalled. According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration<\/a> (NHTSA), over 55 million cars and trucks have been identified as having a critical defect.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, we are encouraging all car owners to get online to see if there have been any recalls on their vehicle. You might have checked your car a couple of months ago but the government and automakers are almost daily adding cars to the list of recalls.”<\/p>\n

“It is in you and your family\u2019s best interest to stay on top of the latest information, it could really be a matter of life and death,\u201d urges Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance.<\/p>\n

Just this week, the\u00a0NHTSA<\/a> released a consumer advisory adding 7.8 million more vehicles with faulty airbags to the list. They are advising those car owners who have received a recall notice to \u201cact immediately\u201d and get their vehicles fixed.<\/p>\n

Airbags are rupturing and spewing metal shrapnel into drivers and passengers. High humidity seems to amplify the problem. This flaw has caused three deaths including a woman from Florida and dozens of injuries.<\/p>\n

Responsible for the recall is Takata, a Japanese auto part maker that supplies to multiple automakers globally. Ford and Nissan believe software is to blame for their air bag deployment issues while GM thinks the problem is a result of an electrical problem with the sensors connected to their faulty ignition problems.<\/p>\n

Other carmakers with airbag deployment recalls include Mazda, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, Toyota, and BMW. The problems extend to cars that have been on the road since 2000.<\/p>\n

The influx of vehicle recalls has been made since Toyota was ordered to pay $1.2 billion in March, the largest criminal penalty for any automaker in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Cars have been recalled for a number of issues such as electrical shorts, damaged gears, coolant pump, faulty alternator, poor tire tread, parking brakes, hood latches, stalled engine and faulty ignition switches.<\/p>\n

To find out if your car has been included in a recall, use the following link and have your vehicle identification number available. Information specifically regarding recalls for Takata airbags has been experiencing temporary outages, so check the list below.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.safercar.gov\/Vehicle+Owners\/vin-lookup-sites<\/a><\/p>\n

Takata Airbag Recalls<\/b><\/p>\n

BMW<\/b><\/a>: 627,615 vehicles<\/b><\/p>\n