GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – There are roughly 62,000 vehicles with outstanding recall notices on Green Bay roads.
That’s according to Chris Miller, CEO of the automotive communications company Recall Masters.
Miller says a study of local data shows around one in four vehicles in Titletown have an open recall.
He notes the firm has done similar studies in roughly 250 cities nationwide that have six-figure populations, stating Green Bay’s numbers were in line with the United States’ stats.
Miller claims over 60,000,000 recall notices were issued each of the last three years and states over 63,000,000 recalls are still active nationally.
“Around one-third of vehicle owners are not even aware they have a recall on their vehicle. We’ve got another 20-30% that are apathetic to it. Because of that, our overall recall completion rate has dropped under 50%.”
Miller encourages vehicle owners to visit http://www.recallmasters.com/, his company’s non-profit site.
The site prompts users for their vehicle’s VIN number.
If there is a recall notice, the site tells the owner where the issue can be addressed locally.
Miller claims “tens of thousands of people use the site each month.”
While he says Recall Masters does not financially benefit from the website service, Miller notes his company does profit from setting up recall departments for auto dealers.
He claims attracting customers to the dealership for recall repairs, for which the dealer is fully reimbursed by the manufacturer, often leads to future business on repairs, trade-ins, or new vehicle purchases.
Miller does not blame manufacturers for the amount of vehicles with recall notices on Green Bay roads, stating it is often difficult to track down non-original owners.
