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Open data – Vehicle recalls

2013 Dodge Dart
The 2013 Dodge Dart is unveiled during the first press preview day at the 2012 North American International Auto Show January 9, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images

Data on vehicle recalls from Transport Canada shows that brand new or newly-remodeled cars are more likely to have multiple recalls than other vehicles. Through Access to Information, we obtained a copy of a database showing every vehicle recall in Canada since the 1970s and analyzed the data.

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And you can download the data here.

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