David Chen

David Chen is the Senior Editor for Recalls & Investigations at Car and Problems. He has covered vehicle safety for more than two decades, with reporting that consistently moves past the press-release line and into the engineering causes behind every defect campaign — from supplier-tier failures to driver-assistance edge cases.

Before joining Car and Problems he spent over a decade as a senior contributor on the safety desk at a leading automotive title, where his investigative work helped expand limited-scope dealer notices into broader corrective programs and gave hundreds of thousands of owners earlier access to repairs.

David reviews every recall and investigation article the editorial team produces and signs off on the substantive safety reporting before publication. He believes a good safety story leaves the reader knowing exactly what is wrong with their car, why it matters, and what to do about it.