Nearly 64-m vehicles recalled in US

WASHINGTON, United States - Nearly 64-million cars and trucks were recalled in the Us in 2014 for safety defects - a record-breaking year for both recalls and numbers , a US agency said.

Automakers issued 803 recalls through 2014 covering 63.95-million vehicles, the most since 1966, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said.

The year was marked by extensive General Motors recalls for defective ignition switches and other problems, as well as multi-company recalls for faulty crash bags made by Japanese firm Takata.