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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LEXUS,TOYOTA 2022-2024: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEXUS,TOYOTA
LEXUS,TOYOTA 2023-2024: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
LEXUS,TOYOTA
MACK 2022-2023: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
MACK
MERCEDES-BENZ 2020-2023: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2024: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2023-2024: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
MERCEDES-BENZ
ACURA,HONDA 2023-2024: STEERING
ACURA,HONDA
HONDA 2018-2024: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
HONDA
CHRYSLER,DODGE 2023: PARKING BRAKE
CHRYSLER,DODGE
JEEP 2021-2024: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
JEEP
AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN 2015-2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN
GENESIS,HYUNDAI 2015-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
GENESIS,HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI 2024: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
HYUNDAI
BMW,MINI 2023-2025: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BMW,MINI
FORD 2023-2024: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FORD
MERCEDES-BENZ 2021-2023: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MERCEDES-BENZ
FORD,LINCOLN 2018-2020: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
FORD,LINCOLN
FORD 2021-2022: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
FORD
FREIGHTLINER 2024: STEERING
FREIGHTLINER
FORD 2023: SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FORD
INTERNATIONAL 2024-2025: STEERING
INTERNATIONAL
CHEVROLET 2024: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CHEVROLET
JAGUAR 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
JAGUAR
JAGUAR 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
JAGUAR
WESTERN STAR 2022: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET
WESTERN STAR
KIA 2024: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
KIA
LUCID 2022-2024: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL:SOFTWARE
LUCID
NISSAN 2018-2022: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
NISSAN
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2022: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MERCEDES-BENZ
SRAM Recalls Shift Brake Levers Due to Crash Hazard
SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Illinois
GENESIS,HYUNDAI 2023: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
GENESIS,HYUNDAI
ACURA,HONDA 2020-2022: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
ACURA,HONDA
CHEVROLET,GMC 2020-2024: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
CHEVROLET,GMC
FREIGHTLINER 2025: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FREIGHTLINER
KIA 2023-2024: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
KIA
NISSAN 2024: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NISSAN
TESLA 2012-2024: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TESLA
KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2024-2025: STEERING
KENWORTH,PETERBILT
KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2024: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
KENWORTH,PETERBILT
TESLA 2023: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
TESLA
FORD 2011-2019: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
FORD
KIA 2022-2024: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
KIA
LAND ROVER 2018-2022: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
LAND ROVER
MAZDA 2024: STEERING
MAZDA
KENWORTH 2023: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
KENWORTH
LUCID 2022-2023: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
LUCID
VOLVO 2024: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
VOLVO
HYUNDAI 2024: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
HYUNDAI
VOLVO 2020: STEERING
VOLVO
MACK 2024: STEERING
MACK
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.