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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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-17

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 Sep 10, 2021

MASERATI 2021: SEAT BELTS

MASERATI

NHTSA No agency class Sep 10, 2021

GMC 2022: AIR BAGS

GMC

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2021

Burley Recalls Ballz® QR Skewers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

NHTSA No agency class Sep 9, 2021

RAM 2021: SEAT BELTS

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Sep 9, 2021

RAM 2021: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Sep 8, 2021

PORSCHE 2020-2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

PORSCHE

NHTSA No agency class Sep 8, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN 2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:CRITICAL FASTENERS

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Sep 2, 2021

HONDA 2019: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Sep 2, 2021

FREIGHTLINER 2019-2021: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Sep 2, 2021

TOYOTA 2018-2021: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Sep 1, 2021

VOLVO 2021-2022: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VOLVO

NHTSA No agency class Sep 1, 2021

PORSCHE 2013-2015: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

PORSCHE

NHTSA No agency class Aug 30, 2021

SUBARU 2021: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

SUBARU

NHTSA No agency class Aug 26, 2021

LAND ROVER 2020-2022: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Aug 26, 2021

JAGUAR 2020-2021: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Aug 26, 2021

JEEP 2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Aug 26, 2021

DODGE 2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

DODGE

NHTSA No agency class Aug 23, 2021

FORD 2021: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Aug 23, 2021

FORD,LINCOLN 2021: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN

FORD,LINCOLN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 20, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN 2022: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 20, 2021

CHEVROLET 2020-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

CHEVROLET

NHTSA No agency class Aug 20, 2021

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET 2016-2021: SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET

CPSC No agency class Aug 19, 2021

John Deere Recalls Compact Utility Tractors Due to Risk of Injury (Recall Alert)

Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.

NHTSA No agency class Aug 19, 2021

PETERBILT 2021-2022: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Aug 18, 2021

BENTLEY 2021: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

BENTLEY

NHTSA No agency class Aug 18, 2021

BMW 2022: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Aug 13, 2021

MERCEDES-BENZ 2011-2015: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MERCEDES-BENZ

NHTSA No agency class Aug 12, 2021

LAND ROVER 2010-2016: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:MOUNTING PLATE/FLANGE

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Aug 12, 2021

BUICK,CHEVROLET 2013: SUSPENSION:REAR

BUICK,CHEVROLET

NHTSA No agency class Aug 12, 2021

RAM 2015-2020: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Aug 11, 2021

FORD 2015-2020: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Aug 10, 2021

FORD,LINCOLN 2021-2022: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE

FORD,LINCOLN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 9, 2021

KIA 2016-2019: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Aug 6, 2021

HYUNDAI 2016-2020: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 6, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN 2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 6, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN 2022: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 5, 2021

MASERATI 2021: TIRES

MASERATI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 5, 2021

CHEVROLET,GMC 2021-2022: TIRES

CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Aug 5, 2021

CADILLAC 2020-2022: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN

CADILLAC

NHTSA No agency class Aug 5, 2021

AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN 2021-2022: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 4, 2021

PORSCHE 2021: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

PORSCHE

NHTSA No agency class Aug 4, 2021

VOLKSWAGEN 2021: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Aug 4, 2021

BENTLEY 2021: SEAT BELTS

BENTLEY

NHTSA No agency class Aug 3, 2021

KENWORTH 2021: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

KENWORTH

NHTSA No agency class Aug 2, 2021

INFINITI 2021: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

INFINITI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 2, 2021

BMW,TOYOTA 2019-2021: ENGINE

BMW,TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Aug 2, 2021

MITSUBISHI 2022: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

MITSUBISHI

NHTSA No agency class Aug 2, 2021

AUDI 2021: STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Jul 30, 2021

FORD 2021-2022: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Jul 29, 2021

SUBARU,TOYOTA 2018-2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

SUBARU,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

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.