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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 · 2026-09-21

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 Nov 2, 2006

DODGE,PLYMOUTH 2000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

DODGE,PLYMOUTH

NHTSA No agency class Oct 31, 2006

BUICK,CHEVROLET,PONTIAC 2007: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

BUICK,CHEVROLET,PONTIAC

NHTSA No agency class Oct 31, 2006

JAGUAR 2005: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Oct 31, 2006

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC,HUMMER,PONTIAC 2004-2006: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BUICK,CHEVROLET,GMC,HUMMER,PONTIAC

NHTSA No agency class Oct 31, 2006

MITSUBISHI 2007: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

MITSUBISHI

NHTSA No agency class Oct 27, 2006

FORD 2005-2007: SUSPENSION:FRONT

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 26, 2006

SAAB 2002-2003: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

SAAB

NHTSA No agency class Oct 26, 2006

SCION 2005-2006: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

SCION

NHTSA No agency class Oct 23, 2006

NISSAN 2007: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Oct 23, 2006

CHRYSLER,DODGE,PLYMOUTH 2000-2002: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

CHRYSLER,DODGE,PLYMOUTH

NHTSA No agency class Oct 20, 2006

NISSAN 2005-2006: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

NISSAN

CPSC No agency class Oct 19, 2006

Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA Recalls ATV for Loss of Steering Control Hazard

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

NHTSA No agency class Oct 18, 2006

BMW 2006-2007: POWER TRAIN

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Oct 17, 2006

CHEVROLET 2007: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CHEVROLET

NHTSA No agency class Oct 17, 2006

FORD 2005-2007: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 13, 2006

INFINITI 2005: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

INFINITI

NHTSA No agency class Oct 13, 2006

INFINITI 2006-2007: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

INFINITI

NHTSA No agency class Oct 13, 2006

MACK 2005-2007: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

MACK

NHTSA No agency class Oct 13, 2006

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2006: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

KENWORTH,PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Oct 11, 2006

FREIGHTLINER 2007: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Oct 11, 2006

CHRYSLER,DODGE 2007: STEERING

CHRYSLER,DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Oct 11, 2006

VOLVO 2007: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

VOLVO

NHTSA No agency class Oct 11, 2006

INTERNATIONAL 2007: SUSPENSION

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Oct 10, 2006

DODGE 2006-2007: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Oct 5, 2006

FORD,MERCURY 2005-2006: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

FORD,MERCURY

NHTSA No agency class Oct 5, 2006

FORD 2006: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 3, 2006

INTERNATIONAL 2006: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Oct 3, 2006

VOLVO 2005-2006: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

VOLVO

CPSC No agency class Sep 27, 2006

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. Recalls MULE Utility Vehicles Due to Loss of Steering Hazard

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

NHTSA No agency class Sep 26, 2006

MACK 2007: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

MACK

CPSC No agency class Sep 20, 2006

LEGO Recalls Toy Trucks Due to Puncture Hazard to Young Children

LEGO Systems Inc., of Enfield, Conn.

CPSC No agency class Sep 19, 2006

Arctic Cat Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Loss of Steering Control Hazard

Arctic Cat Inc., of Thief River Falls, Minn.

NHTSA No agency class Sep 19, 2006

JAGUAR 2006-2007: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Sep 19, 2006

HYUNDAI 2007: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Sep 14, 2006

DODGE 2006: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Sep 14, 2006

DODGE 2006: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Sep 12, 2006

NISSAN 2007: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Sep 11, 2006

KIA 2006: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Sep 7, 2006

CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP 2007: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Sep 7, 2006

DODGE 2001-2003: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Sep 6, 2006

MITSUBISHI 2007: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

MITSUBISHI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 31, 2006

INFINITI 2003-2006: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

INFINITI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 31, 2006

HONDA 2006: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Aug 31, 2006

AUDI 2004-2005: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 31, 2006

HYUNDAI 2007: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 29, 2006

MACK 2005: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

MACK

NHTSA No agency class Aug 28, 2006

CHEVROLET 2000-2002: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CHEVROLET

NHTSA No agency class Aug 16, 2006

CHEVROLET,GMC 2006: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Aug 11, 2006

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2006-2007: WHEELS:RIM

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Aug 8, 2006

JEEP 2006: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

JEEP

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.