One in every five U.S. cars have been recalled this year - Oct. 16, 2014

There have been 52 million car and truck recalls in the United States so far this year.

Even accounting for millions of the same vehicle being recalled more than once, that's roughly the equivalent of one car out of every five on the road.

One in every five U.S. cars have been recalled this year - Oct. 16, 2014