Recall Lines: Man Searches Tylenol Bottle for Truck VIN Number
From the BBN segment “Recall check lines grow at stores as drivers mix up car and pill…”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (USA Today) →
From the BBN segment “Recall check lines grow at stores as drivers mix up car and pill…”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (USA Today) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: USA Today.
Hank LedgerA fresh wrinkle on the recalls today: a new USA Today piece says your car issue may be part of a larger recall, and Skip is at a dealership service lane with drivers checking.
Skip WaverlyHank, I'm standing in a service lane where about thirty people are holding phones up to their dashboards, and a mechanic behind me just told me the line has not moved in forty minutes.
Skip WaverlyThe tip is simple.
Skip WaverlyYou type the vehicle identification number from your windshield or door frame into the maker's recall site, and it tells you what's open on your car.
Hank LedgerThat's the car recall.
Hank LedgerThe one we covered at three-twenty Eastern was the acetaminophen bottles sold on Amazon, more than one hundred twelve thousand of them.
Skip WaverlyI know, and I've already seen the two get mixed up. Sir, you've been waiting a while. What are you checking today?
Dmitri ValcourtDmitri Valcourt, retired grain inspector.
Dmitri ValcourtI heard check the bottle, so I took the Tylenol out to my truck and I've been hunting for the number on it.
Hank LedgerOn the bottle.
Dmitri ValcourtThere's a lot number on it, so I figured that's the vehicle.
Dmitri ValcourtI've been keeping the glovebox as the medicine cabinet for years, and honestly it seemed official.
Skip WaverlyTo be fair, Hank, he's the most prepared man here. He's the only one who brought both recalls.
Hank LedgerCheck the bottle for the lot number and the maker's site for the car.
Hank LedgerDo not mix the two, and do not take the airbag with water.
Hank LedgerFor the record, I told you to check your own bottle, and I did. I checked a can of beans. It's fine.