DETROIT — Spurred by a decade-old ignition switch defect in millions of General Motors vehicles, the auto industry last year issued more recalls involving older models — those made five or more years ago — than ever before, an analysis of federal recall records by The New York Times shows. More than 60 million vehicles have been recalled in the United States, double the previous annual record, in 2004. In all, there have been about 700 recall announcements, affecting the equivalent of 1 in 5 vehicles on the road. The eight largest automakers have each recalled more vehicles in the United States in 2014 than they...
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