Are there recalls on your vehicle that you don't know about? You can find out here

Are there recalls on your vehicle that you don't know about? You can find out here

Most folks don't know it but you can actually take a short cut to finding out if there is a recall that is outstanding on your motor vehicle. And it's from CarFax.


Saab, who is facing severe financial troubles right now, has started giving its VIN-specific recall data to Carfax, joining 29 other manufacturers who already are doing it. What does it mean for you?

If you own an Acura, Honda, Mercedes, Oldsmobile, Saab, Volvo, or any of the 30 different brands that CarFax tracks, you just click, fill in your VIN number, click again and you know what recalls haven't been done on your vehicle. It's that fast. It's that easy. And it's free.

Great idea, CarFax guys. Finally, people don't need to wonder, wish, or hope for the right answer when they hear about a recall. Just go to http://www.carfax.com/cfm/recall_page.cfm and find out.

It kind of makes you wonder how come the manufacturers don't put this data up on their own web sites in the first place. Maybe that'd be a little too much truth in advertising for them?

And after you find out about that recall, if your dealer doesn't take care of you, we can. Getting rid of lemons is what we do. Everyday. For over 25 years.

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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.