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Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vehicles recalls

Vehicle safety recalls from NHTSA including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and equipment

Total recalls
8,938
Top agency
NHTSA
Years covered
1995–2026
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Vehicles ranks #4 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (8,938 notices, 8.6% of the archive); 79% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 8,938 vehicles recalls between 1995 and 2026 - roughly 8.6% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #4 of 12. Of the 8,938 records graded for severity, 79% are high-severity. Most are issued by NHTSA. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 8,938 total recalls
  • #4 of 12 among categories
  • 79% graded high-severity
  • NHTSA top agency

Category snapshot

According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Vehicles is #4 of 12 (4th of 12) with 8,938 recalls, about 8.6% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 7,018 graded high-severity, most issued by NHTSA.

8,938
total recalls
#4 of 12
category rank by events
79%
graded high-severity
NHTSA
top issuing agency

Where Vehicles sits among all 12 categories

Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Vehicles is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.

Vehicles vs all categories by recall count

Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class

8,938 4th of 12 higher than 8 of 12 categories

Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory

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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-19

Vehicles recalls by year

1995–2026

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 410 417 415 437 457 392 477 448 462 484 541 222

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 20, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Recalls in Vehicles

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NHTSA No agency class Mar 2, 2015

KIA 2014-2015: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Mar 2, 2015

HONDA 2014-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 27, 2015

NISSAN 2013-2015: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Feb 27, 2015

DODGE,JEEP 2012-2013: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DODGE,JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Feb 27, 2015

DODGE 2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Feb 27, 2015

CHEVROLET 2015: PARKING BRAKE

CHEVROLET

CPSC No agency class Feb 25, 2015

Cosco Recalls Convertible Hand Trucks Due to Injury Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Feb 25, 2015

FORD,FREIGHTLINER,GMC 2006-2014: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

FORD,FREIGHTLINER,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Feb 24, 2015

BMW 2014-2015: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Feb 24, 2015

PETERBILT 2010-2015: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Feb 23, 2015

FREIGHTLINER 2014-2015: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 23, 2015

HYUNDAI 2008-2010: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Feb 23, 2015

TOYOTA 2015: TIRES

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2015

TOYOTA 2015: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2015

HYUNDAI 2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2015

FREIGHTLINER 2015: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 18, 2015

LAND ROVER 2013-2015: AIR BAGS

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 18, 2015

LAND ROVER 2015: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 18, 2015

JAGUAR 2013: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Feb 13, 2015

CHRYSLER 2015: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CHRYSLER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 13, 2015

KIA 2016: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 13, 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ 2013-2015: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

MERCEDES-BENZ

CPSC No agency class Feb 12, 2015

Jackco Transnational Recalls ZETA Battery Pack Due to Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Feb 12, 2015

KTM North America Recalls KTM Brand and Husqvarna Brand Enduro Motorcycles Due to a Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG, of Mattighofen, Austria

NHTSA No agency class Feb 11, 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ 2015: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

MERCEDES-BENZ

NHTSA No agency class Feb 11, 2015

CHEVROLET 2014: PARKING BRAKE

CHEVROLET

NHTSA No agency class Feb 10, 2015

TOYOTA 2014: STEERING

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 6, 2015

LAND ROVER 2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

LAND ROVER

CPSC No agency class Feb 4, 2015

Family Dollar Stores Recall Tough Treadz Auto Carrier Toy Sets Due to Laceration Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Feb 4, 2015

CHEVROLET,PONTIAC 2006-2007: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

CHEVROLET,PONTIAC

CPSC No agency class Feb 3, 2015

Gibbs Sports Amphibians Recalls Quadski Amphibious Vehicles Due to Injury Risk

Gibbs Sports Amphibians Inc. of Auburn Hills, Mich.

NHTSA No agency class Feb 2, 2015

INFINITI,NISSAN 2008-2009: STEERING:COLUMN

INFINITI,NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 30, 2015

FORD 2011: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Jan 30, 2015

FORD 2014: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

TOYOTA 2011-2012: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

DODGE,JEEP 2002-2004: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DODGE,JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

ACURA,HONDA 2003-2004: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ACURA,HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC 2015: TIRES

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

PONTIAC,TOYOTA 2003-2004: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

PONTIAC,TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

LAND ROVER 2013-2015: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

JEEP 2014-2015: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Jan 28, 2015

FORD,LINCOLN 2010-2013: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

FORD,LINCOLN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2015

LAND ROVER 2006-2012: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2015

JAGUAR 2012-2015: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2015

JAGUAR 2015: AIR BAGS

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2015

PETERBILT 2015: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Jan 26, 2015

MINI 2014-2015: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

MINI

NHTSA No agency class Jan 26, 2015

INFINITI,NISSAN 2013-2014: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

INFINITI,NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 26, 2015

NISSAN 2008-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 26, 2015

CHEVROLET 2015: SUSPENSION

CHEVROLET

What to do with this

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  • Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
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Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.

Nearby categories

Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.

Data sources

Category data as of Aug 20, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for vehicles. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 20, 2026.