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[Paul Land]

That sh!t wouldn't fly in California where the BAR, (Bureau of Automotive Repair) would be all over the manufacturer for "impounding" a vehicle on a routine service. Having worked 10 years in the automotive business back in the 80's and early 90's, that simply wouldn't happen. The parts would be ordered and then the customer called to bring their vehicle back in for the recall to be performed. Otherwise, the dealership would have to put you in a rental if it were that critical to get done. These kinds of things lead to very bad press for the dealership and the manufacturer so they don't really happen or people would avoid these brands like the plague.

In California what happens in recent times now is when you don't have a critical recall done is the state holds up your registration until you've done the recall. Ask me how I know this? My Honda Odyssey had a critical fuel system recall and I was forced to comply with it at the dealership before I could get my vehicle re-registered for the next calendar year. I was sent a notice from the NTSB and manufacturer that this was an urgent critical recall that must be done in advance of when the registration was due so I could make an appointment with a toll free number they gave me to call. Also, the dealership had the parts or would have them within a day or two to complete the recall on a reasonable schedule. It was that simple. This was all news to me and I wouldn't have believed it if it didn't happen to me directly on two different vehicles. The dealership will not "impound' your vehicle on the spot but give you a time and date to take it in and have the recall handled in a timely fashion. If it gets done before the registration due date, you'll never get the delay and nobody will be the wiser. This is how a "forced" recall is done in California now and 2 of my vehicles were actual proof. It's rare that a recall is that critical but in the case of the two cars I had, they were fuel system related and another was that Takata shrapnel air bag or SRS safety system related recall that went around by many manufacturers. My wife drove that vehicle and I wasn't going to risk her life with a defective air bag that could do more harm than good if deployed in an accident, so yeah, I wasn't going to blow it off anyways. An explosion or fuel leak possibility and certain safety items will get the mandatory recall response triggered from the Feds NTSB & State.

Sounds like a Kalifornia Thing

 

[Tigerman]

Sounds like a Kalifornia Thing

I find it hard to believe that the dealership has the legal right to hold your vehicle against your wishes, but hey I am too in California. If they were empowered by the state to do so, they would have to provide you with a loaner at the very least. This kinda thing would drive me up the wall if some asshole came up to me and said they were going to hold my vehicle because bluh bluh... makes me angry just thinking about it. Arrrg

 

[Mike_H]

it was a standard recall bulletin

Wow...what would constitute a critical recall then? I get that ALL recalls are "life threatening" is some form, but if an airbag deployment that sends shrapnel through a person doesn't count as critical, I guess I don't know what would.

 

[Paul Land]

Wow...what would constitute a critical recall then? I get that ALL recalls are "life threatening" is some form, but if an airbag deployment that sends shrapnel through a person doesn't count as critical, I guess I don't know what would.

I worked for the 4th largest dealership Jeep,Chrysler,Ford,Chevy and Nissan under one roof in the country. Guess I was dreaming for 20 yrs.

 

[Mike_H]

I worked for the 4th largest dealership Jeep,Chrysler,Ford,Chevy and Nissan under one roof in the country. Guess I was dreaming for 20 yrs.

I wasn't questioning you... I'm genuinely curious what it takes to qualify as critical...

 

[Paul Land]

I wasn't questioning you... I'm genuinely curious what it takes to qualify as critical...

Oh, O.K. then. How it works every day the service Dept Receives Bulletins Via Sat. All types of crap. The critical recall are something that under normal driving conditions can kill you. Like Air bag deployment, Steering failure, Sudden Acceleration and Engine failure. ie: standard Recall, Drive shaft separates at rear axle. Critical recall, drive shaft separates at tranny. In first example you can pull over 2nd Ex: Tranny separation can launch car into oblivion. Exploding airbags mfg originally looked the other way and still do. There should be a world wide Crit, but the CARtel won't let it happen

 

[Michael D Heit]

I just bought a 1999 Wrangler Sahara TJ, how can I check to see if there are any open recalls on the vehicle? Do we have to pay? I paid for a carfax report before I bought it to confirm the claim of it being a one owner car and no damage history. There was no mention of any recall due.

 

[Hawkeye]

I just bought a 1999 Wrangler Sahara TJ, how can I check to see if there are any open recalls on the vehicle? Do we have to pay? I paid for a carfax report before I bought it to confirm the claim of it being a one owner car and no damage history. There was no mention of any recall due.

It is free to check but off hand I cant remember what the site was exactly. Hopefully someone else will chime in. But you just have to enter your VIN number..might have been Mopar.com

 

[NeneLew]

https://www.mopar.com/en-us/myvehicle/recalls/search.html

 

[Jeffreybomb]

They were already trying to remove the bumper before they spoke with me about it.

The garage I go to calls me before they do anything. Isn't that the way garages normally work?