Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Vehicles recalls
Vehicle safety recalls from NHTSA including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and equipment
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 · 2026-09-16
Vehicles recalls by year
1995–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity
High severity
7,018 recalls
- Moderate 1,920
Moderate
1,920 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- NHTSA
NHTSA
7,925 recalls
- CPSC 933
CPSC
933 recalls
- FDA Food 69
FDA Food
69 recalls
- FDA Drug 11
FDA Drug
11 recalls
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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Yamaha Recalls Model Year 2021-2022 Fleet Golf Cars Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from a Crash Hazard
FORD 2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
FORD
LINCOLN 2019: LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST
LINCOLN
FORD 2013-2018: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FORD
FORD 2018: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
FORD
FORD 2017: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FORD
FORD 2018-2020: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FORD
FORD,LINCOLN 2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FORD,LINCOLN
FORD 2024: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD
FORD 2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FORD
FORD 2012-2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
FORD
FORD 2018-2024: STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:CENTER CONSOLE
FORD
Little Grape Land Recalls Nursing Pillows Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation; Violate Mandatory Standards for Nursing Pillows and Infant Support Cushions
XJ Evermore LLC, dba Little Grape Land US, of Frisco, Texas
HONDA 2023-2025: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
HONDA
ACURA,HONDA 2014-2023: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ACURA,HONDA
JEEP 2021-2025: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
JEEP
CHRYSLER 2020-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
CHRYSLER
CHRYSLER 2023-2026: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CHRYSLER
RAM 2026: SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
RAM
MERCEDES-BENZ 2026: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MERCEDES-BENZ
VOLVO 2026: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
VOLVO
FORD,LINCOLN 2018-2022: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
FORD,LINCOLN
FORD 2025: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
FORD
LEXUS,TOYOTA 2024-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LEXUS,TOYOTA
FORD 2021-2025: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FORD
ACURA,HONDA 2016-2026: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
ACURA,HONDA
NISSAN 2025-2026: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NISSAN
CADILLAC 2015-2016: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CADILLAC
JEEP 2022-2025: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
JEEP
CHRYSLER,JEEP,RAM 2019-2025: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
CHRYSLER,JEEP,RAM
CHEVROLET,GMC 2018-2019: AIR BAGS
CHEVROLET,GMC
VOLKSWAGEN 2024: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
VOLKSWAGEN
TOYOTA 2024: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
TOYOTA
HYUNDAI 2025-2026: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
HYUNDAI
TESLA 2025-2026: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TESLA
HYUNDAI 2025-2026: SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS
HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI 2024-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:HYBRID MANAGEMENT:POWER CONTROL UNIT/MODULE (HPCU)
HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI 2015-2016: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
HYUNDAI
BRP Recalls Can-Am All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Due to Risk of Serious Injury and Death from Crash Hazard
ACURA,HONDA 2024-2025: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
ACURA,HONDA
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2025-2026: WHEELS:HUB
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC
LUCID 2024-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER
LUCID
FORD 2021-2022: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FORD
LAND ROVER 2026: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
LAND ROVER
CHRYSLER 2023-2026: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:CRITICAL FASTENERS
CHRYSLER
JEEP 2019-2023: POWER TRAIN
JEEP
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2015-2026: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC
RAM 2023-2026: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
RAM
TESLA 2017-2023: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
TESLA
TOYOTA 2026: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TOYOTA
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
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.