Over one out of every five vehicles currently used in the United States may have potentially dangerous and unfixed recalls, says Carfax.

The company announced Thursday that it estimates there are more than 57 million recalled vehicles in the country.

While states California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York have the most vehicles with open recalls, Carfax’s annual research also suggests that southern parts of the country are most likely to have cars with open recalls.

Some of the top states with the highest open recall percentages include Southern states like Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama and Arizona, the company said.

“The new data also suggests that work-life balance may be a factor for some vehicle owners not knowing about a recall or getting it fixed,” Carfax explained in a news release.

Light trucks and SUVs, which are often used by both businesses and busy familiesm are most likely to have unfixed recalls, according to Carfax data.

“For more than two decades, Carfax has supported the manufacturers’ efforts to get recalled cars fixed,” said Dick Raines, president of Carfax. “Every day we help thousands of dealers identify vehicles with open recalls. We also alert millions of drivers about recalls on their vehicles so they can bring them to dealers to be fixed. Safety is our number one concern.”

Concern for open recalls was also recently highlighted at NADA Show 2018 in Las Vegas.

At the conference, the National Automobile Dealers Association chairman and FCA US dealer Wes Lutz announced that NADA has joined the National Safety Council (NSC) to support its Check To Protect campaign designed to educate the public about the importance of addressing open vehicle recalls.

“NADA wholeheartedly supports the National Safety Council’s Check To Protect initiative, and is proud to be a partner in its efforts to educate and raise awareness about the importance of getting recall repairs completed,” said Lutz in a news release. “I'm honored to be the first dealer to link directly to the Check To Protect website from my dealership homepage, and I'm encouraging all franchised dealers, of every brand, to do so as well.”

Additionally, NADA said Lutz plans to promote CheckToProtect.org — a resource where drivers can check if a vehicle has an open recall — on his dealership websites and during interactions with customers.

The NSC launched Check To Protect in June, and FCA US is a founding partner.

“For Check To Protect to work on a national level, the National Safety Council knows it needs dealer support,” added Kelly Nantel, NSC vice president of communications and advocacy. “At the end of the day, dealers are the ones who repair the open recalls and close the loop. This relationship raises awareness about the Check To Protect campaign among dealers, drivers and their communities – all places we want to spread the word.”