Cars are a complex system of interrelated parts, and despite the best intentions of manufacturers, things occasionally go wrong with some of them. This is especially true of newly designed systems, as they simply haven’t been around long enough to encounter every scenario and work out all the issues. When a problem with safety arises in a component, either the manufacturer or a government safety board will issue a recall.
If your vehicle is part of a recall, you’ll receive a letter detailing the issue and listing the solution for fixing or replacing it. Perhaps it’s a problem with a seatbelt, braking system part, or tires; in this instance, it’s an easy fix to simply replace the faulty part with a better one. Sometimes the problem is serious enough to warrant replacing a vehicle with a brand new one. Whatever the remedy, it should come at no cost to the consumer.