After entering the VIN number into the field ... NADA urges every car owner who receives a recall notice from a manufacturer to visit his or her local new-car dealership to have the vehicle ...

Your VIN is like a fingerprint for your vehicle: unique, with a ton of important data that covers almost everything from the manufacturer to safety ...

This 17-character alphanumeric code contains details about the vehicle, including its manufacturer ... VIN to determine which vehicles are affected. Checking for recalls requires this number ...

To use it, you simply need to plug in your vehicle identification number (VIN ... your car’s manufacturer, you can do a search for their recall websites and enter your VIN.