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Originally Posted by ard
There are voluntary recalls and involuntary recalls: one is issued by the MFG, the other by a governmental agency. Same recall, just if it is being done willfully by the mfg....The other distinctions you cite above are not related to THIS aspect of a given recall.
The OP citing "voluntary" recall seems to indicate that he thinks somehow his car may have needed this but just didnt get it becuase of the 'voluntary' aspect- this is incorrect. An emissions systems recall is voluntary, yet is mandatory for every VIN affected by the recall. An owner may refuse a recall (but will have a painful time getting smog at the next inspection in many states) but the dealer cannot decide not to do it.
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Agree that emissions issues will also trigger an involuntary recall.
I interpreted the word 'voluntary' as used above to imply optional, or discretionary. My comment was that the 'discretionary' items are not so much discretionary as they are simply not applicable in all cases.
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