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fire-related auto defects are scary and headline-grabbing and the need to fix them should be real obvious so why don't fire risk recalls get owners full attention well us car owners aren't real good about bringing their cars in for recall work hearing on average 65% of recalled cars are ever brought in for the work according to a Government Accounting Office study of recalls from 2000 to 2008 wheels tires and brakes seem to get customer's attention the most cruise control seats and amazingly airbag issues have lower compliance level compare that to Germany where you can't register a car that isn't up on its recall repairs their compliance rate is a hundred percent now a fire later recalled may actually center on something like an electrical switch or a hose clamp or a seal so don't try to guess of a recall is serious it really pays to double check if there are any fire or other open recalls on your car and tend to it because we also differ from Germany and another useful way here the car makers on the hook to pay for the recall more realities of modern driving revealed now at CNET on cars calm click on smarter driver