Recalls of vehicles in South Korea leapt in 2010 as new safety rules were enforced.
According to the Korea Herald, which cited a government report, 270,000 vehicles were recalled in 2010, up 110,000 units from 2009. The number of vehicle models was also up, to 87 from 81 in 2009.
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Of these, the report said, 15 were locally made vehicle models with 72 being imports.
The government report said that the increase was a reflection of the more stringent attention paid to safety issues in the wake of the problems encountered by Toyota in the US last year.
