Car Fax releases free mobile app to find vehicle recalls

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Car Fax, a company known for its vehicle history reports, recently created a new, free app called "My Car Fax" to help people know if their car has a recall.

More than 5 million cars throughout California may have a recall that hasn't been fixed. That's about one in every five cars.

Consumer Specialist Ric Romero took the app to the streets of Los Angeles to find out if it really works. Watch his full report in the clip above.