The 8 biggest automotive recalls of all time

Technology in cars is pretty darn terrific. Well, it is, until it all goes spectacularly wrong.

How often does that happen? Rather more frequently than you may imagine – in the US, for instance, some 632 recall campaigns were announced in the 365 days that made up 2013, covering a total of 22 million vehicles (including trucks, bikes and buses). Of course, a large chunk of these were relatively minor issues.

But when major components do fail, the result is a rather worrying compromise in safety. These vehicle recalls often end up costing automakers huge dollops of cash, at best proving a nasty inconvenience for consumers and at worst a loss of human life.

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