#Recall February 12

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For February 2024 several of us will be participating in the “30-Day RE Coach4aday Challenge”. The challenge involves utilizing a word that includes the prefix Re. Today my word is RECALL.

The past week has been full of stories of prominent politicians unable to RECALL certain facts or events. That prompted me to utilize that word in today’s challenge but for another reason unrelated to memory.

My post today is on automobile recalls. In the past 4 decades there have been nearly 20,000 impacted all types of vehicles.

A recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards. Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by NHTSA.

Rules of the Challenge

Organizing the 30-Day RE Coach4aday Challenge involves performing, writing, or sharing about an event that captures the essence of the prefix. connections.

Here is how to participate.

1. Identify what word that uses the prefix RE you choosing for the day. It is okay to repeat words.
2. Describe or share how you accomplished utilizing that word.
3. Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

February 12-Takata Airbags

The largest safety recall in America involves airbags, made by major parts supplier Takata. They were installed in cars mostly from model years 2002 through 2015. What made it the largest was the following. A total of 67 million airbags were identified as potentially defective, and at the end of 2022, 11 million were still yet to be replaced. The scope of the issue was it involved 19 different automobile makers and 34 brands including Honda Accords, Ford Rangers, and Mazda Pick-up trucks.

You can a lot more about this recall at this Consumers Report link.