Ford Recalls drop from 6M in 2005 to 1.7M in 2006

[Blue Oval Guide]

Ford, which led the industry with 6 million recalls in 2005, saw recalls drop to 1.7 million in 2006. GM saw similar results, recalling 1.6 million cars and trucks, down from 5 million the year before.

 

Toyota, which has faced nagging questions about its quality after 2.2 million recalls in 2005, saw improvement in 2006, with 766,000 vehicles recalled

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[Hugh]

Just over twice the number of Toyota (to use as a benchmark). Yet, that is better the almost triple the number for 2005. Keep up the good work Ford.

 

I won't discuss Toyota labeling their recalls as something else that escapes me at present. Nonetheless, it is still a recall. Yet, I applaud the way they treat their customers (around here very decently). Some Ford dealers can and should learn from that.

[wildosvt]

Did somebody get this backwards, or are we going back to the future?

 

 

I noticed it too.

[philsshon2]

just keep up the good work, and get below toyota.

[Noah Harbinger]

Huh, I thought the number for Toyota sounded low: From the same article in a different paper:

 

Under federal rules, recalls tracked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration involve only safety-related problems. Any other recall made by an automaker -- such as Toyota Motor Co.'s decision last month to call back 220,000 SUVs to fix a faulty "check engine" light -- doesn't count.

Edited January 6, 2007 by Noah Harbinger