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7 vehicles · 42 pairings

Line up any two of the landmark-recall vehicles and read their recall record, severity, Do Not Drive status and death toll side by side. Every vehicle and every pairing is a real, statically generated page - no client-side JavaScript, no live query. NCAP crash ratings and per-vehicle complaint totals name the free NHTSA source they join from rather than guessing a number.

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Do Not Drive vs a closed lethal defect
Active Do Not Drive order

Honda Accord / Civic

Honda / Acura·MY 2001-2003·Sedan
Do Not Drive
28 U.S. deaths Status: ongoing
Recall campaign
Takata airbag inflators
Component
Air bags
Recalled
2014-2020, ongoing
Units affected
42M 42M+ vehicles / 67M inflators
U.S. deaths
28 U.S. deaths (about 35 worldwide) as of 2024; 400+ injured.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file
Defect tied to confirmed deaths

Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet (GM)·MY 2005-2007·Compact
124 U.S. deaths Status: closed
Recall campaign
GM ignition switch
Component
Electrical / ignition switch
Recalled
2014
Units affected
2.60M 2.6M vehicles
U.S. deaths
124 U.S. deaths and 275 injuries per the GM victim-compensation fund.
Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API
Frontal Crash – / 5★
Side Crash – / 5★
Rollover Resistance – / 5★
Overall Rating – / 5★
Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL
Volume by component pending
Full recall count FLAT_RCL
All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file

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