(a cynic would say that it works to thin the herd)


Recalled Used Cars Roam the Roads as Federal Legislation Stalls

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/business/recalled-used-cars-roam-the-roads-as-federal-legislation-stalls.html?src=busln&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Business%20Day&action=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article

David Clayton was driving 70 miles an hour in his Ram 1500 pickup truck last October when he learned the hard way that it had a serious safety problem. The rear axle locked up, causing him to nearly lose control before wrestling the truck to the side of the highway.

Chrysler knew about the axle defect, and had ordered a recall of the pickup before Mr. Clayton bought it last July from a used-car dealer in Visalia, Calif. But the dealer never had the axle repaired — and was not required to do so under the law.

“That could have killed me,” Mr. Clayton said.