5 Largest Auto Recalls

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1. Ford (fire hazard, 2008, 14.1M)

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2. Ford (ignition, 1996, 7.9M)

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3. GM (engine mounts, 1971, 6.7M)

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4. GM (suspension, 1981, 5.8M)

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5. Toyota (accelerator, 2009, 5.3M)

(x = 500k vehicles; source)

This isn't to discount the seriousness of Toyota's recall, or to excuse their sloth/evasiveness. Still, I wish the media (and now the US Government) would do a better job contextualizing this recall (especially since the Government now has a stake in GM).

UPDATED: I moved Toyota up to spot #5 after their latest expanded recall...stop the bleeding! =/