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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 4, 2014

FORD 2011-2014: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE

FORD

CPSC No agency class Feb 26, 2014

Yamaha Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC No agency class Feb 25, 2014

Polaris Recalls Ranger Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.

NHTSA No agency class Feb 21, 2014

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC 2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Feb 21, 2014

FREIGHTLINER 2008-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Feb 21, 2014

MACK 2009-2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MACK

NHTSA No agency class Feb 20, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2012-2013: SERVICE BRAKES

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2014

BMW 2013: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2011-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Feb 19, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2014: STEERING

INTERNATIONAL

CPSC No agency class Feb 18, 2014

Club Car Recalls Golf and Transport Vehicles Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

Club Car, LLC, of Augusta, Ga.

NHTSA No agency class Feb 18, 2014

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2014: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

KENWORTH,PETERBILT

CPSC No agency class Feb 14, 2014

Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Irvine, Calif.

NHTSA No agency class Feb 14, 2014

HONDA 2013: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 12, 2014

LEXUS,TOYOTA 2012-2013: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

LEXUS,TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 12, 2014

TOYOTA 2010-2014: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 12, 2014

NISSAN 2012-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Feb 11, 2014

CHEVROLET,FORD 2005-2009: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CHEVROLET,FORD

NHTSA No agency class Feb 11, 2014

CHRYSLER,DODGE,VOLKSWAGEN 2008-2010: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

CHRYSLER,DODGE,VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Feb 10, 2014

CHEVROLET,PONTIAC,SATURN 2003-2011: AIR BAGS

CHEVROLET,PONTIAC,SATURN

NHTSA No agency class Feb 7, 2014

TOYOTA 2014: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Feb 7, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2008-2013: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Feb 6, 2014

FORD 2011-2012: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Feb 5, 2014

PETERBILT 2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Feb 4, 2014

RAM 2014: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Feb 4, 2014

RAM 2014: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Feb 4, 2014

MITSUBISHI 2013: AIR BAGS

MITSUBISHI

NHTSA No agency class Jan 29, 2014

KENWORTH 2014: PARKING BRAKE

KENWORTH

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2014

KIA 2014: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 27, 2014

PETERBILT 2013: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Jan 24, 2014

PETERBILT 2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Jan 24, 2014

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2014: SEAT BELTS

KENWORTH,PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Jan 24, 2014

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2013-2014: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

KENWORTH,PETERBILT

CPSC No agency class Jan 22, 2014

Playtex Recalls Pacifier Holder Clips Due to Choking Hazard

Playtex Products Inc., of Dover, Del.

NHTSA No agency class Jan 16, 2014

ASTON MARTIN 2008-2014: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ASTON MARTIN

CPSC No agency class Jan 15, 2014

American Honda Recalls Lawnmowers Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)

American Honda Motor Company, of Torrance, Calif.

CPSC No agency class Jan 14, 2014

SRAM Recalls Hydraulic Bicycle Brakes Due to Crash and Injury Hazards

SRAM, LLC, of Chicago, Ill.

NHTSA No agency class Jan 13, 2014

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2014-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Jan 13, 2014

TESLA 2013: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

TESLA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 6, 2014

FORD 2012-2013: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Jan 6, 2014

FORD 2011-2012: STEERING

FORD

CPSC No agency class Dec 30, 2013

Joovy Recalls Zoom Car Seat Stroller Adapter due to Fall Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Dec 24, 2013

NISSAN 2014: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Dec 20, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Dec 20, 2013

CHEVROLET,GMC 2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Dec 17, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2013-2014: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Dec 16, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2009-2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Dec 16, 2013

HYUNDAI 2014: TIRES:SIDEWALL

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Dec 16, 2013

ACURA 2014: SUSPENSION:REAR

ACURA

CPSC No agency class Dec 12, 2013

Trek Recalls Madone Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard; Front Brake Can Fail

What to do with this

Monitoring vehicles? Start here.

  • Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
  • Most vehicles recalls come from NHTSA - browse that agency's full feed. NHTSA recalls
  • Sort the whole archive by severity to see the highest-risk active recalls first. Rankings

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.