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U.S. vehicle recalls fall to lowest level since 2013

U.S. traffic deaths jumped 5.6 percent in 2016 to a decade-high of 37,461, and they rose 0.1 percent in the first nine months of 2017, according to preliminary NHTSA data. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)
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By:
David Shepardson
March 08, 2018 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- U.S. light-vehicle recalls fell to 30.7 million in 2017, the lowest level since 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday, after a record 53 million were recalled in 2016 when a callback linked to deadly airbags was expanded.

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