Automotive Service Association

Most new-vehicle shoppers have probably heard the phrase, "a car loses value the moment you drive it off the dealership lot."

Enter a VIN to learn if a specific vehicle needs to be repaired as part of a recall.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for February 18 through 25, including a Ford recall involving 144,340 units and a Mercedes-Benz recall involving 41,838 units.

Automakers may already hold the key to improving public acceptance of self-driving cars: fine-tuning existing vehicle technology.