(BPT) - Key Takeaways
- Keeping up with safety recalls is an important part of vehicle maintenance.
- It's easy to check for vehicle safety at CheckToProtect.org.
- Your vehicle's recall can be repaired at an authorized dealership at no cost to you.
kAmx7 J@F 5@?VE <?@H 9@H E@ 4964< 7@C G69:4=6 D276EJ C642==D[ J@FVC6 ?@E 2=@?6] p44@C5:?8 E@ 2 DFCG6J 3J $E6==2?E:D[ ?62C=J 92=7 WcbTX @7 p>6C:42? 5C:G6CD 5@?VE <?@H 9@H E@ 7:?5 @FE :7 E96:C G69:4=6 92D 2? @A6? D276EJ C642==] %96 8@@5 ?6HD :D[ :EVD 62DJ E@ D66 :7 J@FC G69:4=6 92D 2 C642==] ':D:E E96 }2E:@?2= $276EJ r@F?4:=VD kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4964<E@AC@E64E]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr964<%@!C@E64E]@C8k^2mk^DEC@?8m]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mw@H 5@6D :E H@C<nk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmr964< J@FC G69:4=6 3J 6?E6C:?8 @C FA=@25:?8 2 A9@E@ @7 J@FC =:46?D6 A=2E6 ?F>36C @C E96 `f\492C24E6C G69:4=6 :56?E:7:42E:@? ?F>36C W'x}X :?E@ E96 D62C49 E@@=] x7 J@FC G69:4=6 92D 2 C642==[ 4@?E24E 2? 2FE9@C:K65 562=6CD9:A ?62C J@F E@ D4965F=6 2 7C66 C642== C6A2:C]k^Am
kAmyFDE =:<6 86EE:?8 C68F=2C @:= 492?86D[ E:C6 C@E2E:@?D 2?5 @E96C 6DD6?E:2= G69:4=6 >2:?E6?2?46[ :EVD :>A@CE2?E E@ >2<6 DFC6 J@FC 42C @C ECF4< :D C642==\7C66]k^Am
kAm%9:D '69:4=6 $276EJ #642==D (66<[ |2C49 a\g[ a_ae[ :D E96 A6C764E E:>6 E@ 4964< J@FC G69:4=6] p== 5C:G6CD D9@F=5 E2<6 E9:D E:>6 E@ >2<6 DFC6 E96:C G69:4=6 :D D276 7@C E96>D6=G6D 2?5 E96:C A2DD6?86CD]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m(9J 2C6 G69:4=6 C642==D :>A@CE2?Enk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm$276EJ C642==D 2C6 D@>6E:>6D :DDF65 3J 2? 2FE@>2<6C H96? 2 A2CE DE@AD 7F?4E:@?:?8 AC@A6C=J 2D :E 286D[ @C H96? 2 8C@FA @7 G69:4=6 @H?6CD 6IA6C:6?46 2 D:>:=2C AC@3=6>] $276EJ C642==D 42? 27764E 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> 3C2<6D 2?5 DE66C:?8 E@ 32EE6C:6D 2?5 2:C328D]k^Am
kAm#6D62C49 4@>>:DD:@?65 3J 2FE@>2<6C $E6==2?E:D 7@F?5 E92E c_T @7 5C:G6CD 36=:6G6 2 C642== :D 7:?6 2D =@?8 2D :E 5@6D?VE 27764E 2 G69:4=6VD A6C7@C>2?46] %96 ECFE9 :D E92E D@>6 C642==D >2J ?@E 492?86 E96 H2J 2 G69:4=6 5C:G6D[ 3FE E96J 42? DE:== AC6D6?E 2 D276EJ C:D<] u@C 6I2>A=6[ :7 2 C642==65 %2<2E2 2:C328 56A=@JD :? 2 4C2D9[ E96 2:C328VD :?7=2E@C 42? 3C62< 2A2CE[ D6?5:?8 D9C2A?6= E9C@F89@FE E96 G69:4=6 E92E 4@F=5 D6G6C6=J :?;FC6 @C <:== G69:4=6 @44FA2?ED]k^Am
kAmp?@E96C 6I2>A=6 C6=2E6D E@ 42C D62E 2?49@CD] rp#up) k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]42C72I]4@>^AC6DD^42C72I\?62C=J\@?6\>:==:@?\G69:4=6D\92G6\@A6?\49:=5\D62E\2?49@C\D276EJQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmC6=62D65 ?6H 52E2k^2m D9@H:?8 E92E ?62C=J @?6 >:==:@? G69:4=6D 92G6 @A6? D276EJ C642==D 7@C 49:=5 42C D62E 2?49@CD[ 2 4C:E:42= D276EJ 762EFC6 E92E D64FC6D 42C D62ED 7:C>=J :? A=246]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ rp#up)[ 2D >2?J 2D df >:==:@? G69:4=6D @? E96 C@25 E@52J 92G6 2? F?C6A2:C65 D276EJ C642== — E92EVD C@F89=J ` :? 6G6CJ d G69:4=6D] p?J 5C:G6C 42? E2<6 E96 AC@24E:G6 DE6A E@ 4964< E96:C G69:4=6VD C642== DE2EFD] %9:D :D 6DA64:2==J :>A@CE2?E 7@C 5C:G6CD @7 @=56C[ FD65 G69:4=6D 2?5 5C:G6CD H9@ 92G6 492?865 >2:=:?8 255C6DD6D[ 3642FD6 >2?F724EFC6CD >2J ?@E 92G6 E96:C =2E6DE 4@?E24E :?7@C>2E:@? E@ ?@E:7J E96> @7 C642==D]k^Am
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__TjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q 2=ElQQ ^mk^5:Gm
k5:G DEJ=6lQ324<8C@F?5i 82:?D3@C@j A255:?8i d_AIj >2C8:?i b_AI _AI b_AI _AIj E6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQmk9ampD >2?J 2D df >:==:@? G69:4=6D @? E96 C@25 E@52J 92G6 2? F?C6A2:C65 D276EJ C642== — E92EVD C@F89=J ` :? 6G6CJ d G69:4=6D]k^9amk^5:Gm
k5:Gmk:>8 DEJ=6lQH:5E9i `__Tj \H63<:E\EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568Xj EC2?D7@C>i C@E2E6W`g_568XjQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^5bfaBI6B9gJfa:]4=@F57C@?E]?6E^BF@E6D\EC2?DA2C6?E]A?8Q 2=ElQQ ^mk^5:Gm
k5:GmkAmkDEC@?8muC6BF6?E=J pD<65 "F6DE:@?Dk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmw6C6 2C6 2?DH6CD E@ 4@>>@?=J 2D<65 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE G69:4=6 D276EJ C642==D]k^AmkF= EJA6lQ5:D4Qmk=:mkDEC@?8mw@H 5@ x 4964< E@ D66 :7 x 92G6 2 G69:4=6 D276EJ C642==nk^DEC@?8m *@F 42? 4964< 2 G69:4=6 7@C D276EJ C642==D 3J G:D:E:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4964<E@AC@E64E]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr964<%@!C@E64E]@C8k^2m 2?5 6?E6C:?8 @C FA=@25:?8 2 A9@E@ @7 J@FC `f\492C24E6C G69:4=6 :56?E:7:42E:@? ?F>36C W'x}X @C =:46?D6 A=2E6 ?F>36C]k3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mw@H 5@ x 7:?5 E96 G69:4=6VD 'x}nk^DEC@?8m !=246D E@ 7:?5 2 'x} :?4=F56 E96 5C:G6CVD D:56 52D9[ :?D:56 E96 5C:G6CVD D:56 5@@C[ @? C68:DEC2E:@? 5@4F>6?ED @C E96 2FE@>@3:=6 :?DFC2?46 42C5]k3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m(96C6 5@ J@F E2<6 2 G69:4=6 7@C 2 C642== C6A2:Cnk^DEC@?8m p?J 2FE9@C:K65 562=6CD9:A ?62C J@F H:== C6A2:C G69:4=6 D276EJ C642==D 2E ?@ 4@DE E@ J@F[ D@ 5@?VE 96D:E2E6 E@ 42== 2?5 D4965F=6 2? 2AA@:?E>6?E] sC:G6CD 5@?VE ?665 E@ 36 2 4FCC6?E @C 7@C>6C 562=6CD9:A 4FDE@>6C E@ 86E 2 7C66 C642== C6A2:C]k^=:mk^F=mkF= EJA6lQ5:D4Qmk=:mkDEC@?8m(9@ A2JD 7@C C642== C6A2:CDnk^DEC@?8m }@ >2EE6C E96 286 @7 E96 G69:4=6[ 2FE@>2<6CD H:== 4@G6C E96 4@DE @7 C642== C6A2:CD 2?5 A2CED 7@C 562=6CD] pFE9@C:K65 562=6CD H:== 2=H2JD C6A2:C 2 D276EJ C642== 2E ?@ 4@DE E@ E96 5C:G6C[ C682C5=6DD @7 H96E96C E96 G69:4=6 :D C68:DE6C65 :? E96 5C:G6CVD ?2>6 @C :7 :EVD DE:== F?56C H2CC2?EJ]k3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m(:== E96 562=6CD9:A 2D< 7@C A6CD@?2= :?7@C>2E:@?nk^DEC@?8m *@F 5@?VE ?665 E@ AC@G:56 2?J A6CD@?2= :?7@C>2E:@? E@ 86E 2 C642== C6A2:C65 2E 2 562=6CD9:A] %96 562=6CD9:A @?=J ?665D 2 H2J E@ 4@?E24E J@F H96? E96 C6A2:C :D 4@>A=6E65]k3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mw@H =@?8 5@6D 2 C642== C6A2:C E2<6nk^DEC@?8m #642== C6A2:CD 42? E2<6 2D =:EE=6 2D @?6 9@FC] rFDE@>6CD 42? 2D< 562=6CD 23@FE C:56D92C6 G@F496CD[ =@2?6C 42CD 2?5 @E96C EC2?DA@CE2E:@? D6CG:46D E96J >2J @776C[ :7 ?66565]k3C ^mk3C ^mk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m(92E :7 xV> ?@E E96 @H?6Cnk^DEC@?8m *@F 42? 4964< 2?J G69:4=6 7@C C642==D :7 J@F <?@H E96 =:46?D6 A=2E6 ?F>36C @C 'x}] x7 J@F 5C:G6 2 G69:4=6 E92E 36=@?8D E@ D@>6@?6 6=D6[ DF49 2D 2? @=56C C6=2E:G6[ J@F 42? 4964< :E 7@C C642==D 2?5 E2<6 :E E@ E96 2FE9@C:K65 562=6CD9:A 7@C C6A2:C[ 2E ?@ 4@DE E@ J@F @C E96 G69:4=6VD @H?6C]k^=:mk^F=mkAmr964<:?8 7@C C642==D 42? 96=A 6?DFC6 J@FC G69:4=6 :D :? 8@@5 4@?5:E:@?[ D@ >2<6 DFC6 E@ 255 E9:D D:>A=6 DE6A E@ J@FC 4964<=:DE @7 C68F=2C >2:?E6?2?46 E2D<D] %2<6 492C86 @7 J@FC D276EJ E@52J 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4964<E@AC@E64E]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmr964<%@!C@E64E]@C8k^2m]k^Amk^5:Gm
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.