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Recall check lines grow at stores as drivers mix up car and pill…

Drivers can check for open recalls by entering the vehicle identification number on the maker's site; the pill bottle's lot number is a separate matter.

On air: Hank Ledger on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:27 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by USA Today: “Your car issue may be part of a larger recall. Here's how to check”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:27 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger.

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USA TodayYour car issue may be part of a larger recall. Here's how to check

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA 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 Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, 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 Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe tip is simple.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentYou 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 Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the car recall.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe one we covered at three-twenty Eastern was the acetaminophen bottles sold on Amazon, more than one hundred twelve thousand of them.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI 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 Ledger · Lead AnchorOn 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 Waverly · Field CorrespondentTo be fair, Hank, he's the most prepared man here. He's the only one who brought both recalls.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCheck the bottle for the lot number and the maker's site for the car.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDo not mix the two, and do not take the airbag with water.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, I told you to check your own bottle, and I did. I checked a can of beans. It's fine.