Series of questions related to automotive parts manufacturing and
automotive products recalls:

Specific to OEM's, NOT the automobile manufacturer - ie Acme Ball
Bearings, not Chrysler.

1: In North America (split between US and Canada) how many OEM
automotive parts manufacturers are there? - we are currently
estimating in the neighborhood of 12,000

2: How many recalls occur in a year on average over the last 10 years.
 Again, specific to an Automotive part that would ultimately fall back
on the OEM to replace or repair.

3: What is the average cost per vehicle for these recalls to be either
repaired or replaced.

4: Average number of parts manufactured in each "batch" across the
universe of OEM's and parts included in this series of questions.

5: Number of batches involved in each recall.  ie, is it usually
limited to a single batch, or do the problems continue for multiple
batches before they are discovered and corrected.

Reference Sources for the answers must be provided and verifiable.  If
answers are estimated, then the basis for the estimates must be
provided.

These answers are needed in whole or part as soon as possible.