Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vehicles recalls

Name: Vehicles Recalls
Creator: PlainRecalls
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Vehicle safety recalls from NHTSA including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and equipment

Total recalls: 8,938
Top agency: NHTSA
Years covered: 1995–2026

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher. · Updated September 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 · 2026-09-17

High severity

7,018
Moderate

1,920

NHTSA

7,925
CPSC

933
FDA Food

69
FDA Drug

11

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 Feb 8, 2021

Otis Elevator Company Recalls to Inspect Private Residence Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children

Otis Elevator Company of Farmington, Ct.

NHTSA No agency class Dec 17, 2020

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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.

Compiled by PlainRecalls, Product Recalls Editorial Process · September 17, 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.

Where Vehicles sits among all 12 categories

Recalls in Vehicles

BMW 2011-2014: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020-2021: STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2010-2014: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2009-2013: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2007-2009: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2007-2011: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW 2020-2021: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

LEXUS 2019-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2012-2018: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE

VOLKSWAGEN 2021: SEATS

RAM 2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

TESLA 2012-2018: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2021: CHILD SEAT

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017-2021: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

BMW 2021: STEERING:COLUMN

JEEP 2018-2021: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

AUDI 2019: STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS

VOLKSWAGEN 2020-2021: STEERING

INFINITI 2020: TIRES

SUBARU 2021: POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD

RAM 2019-2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

NISSAN 2013-2015: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

RAM 2020: SUSPENSION:REAR

LINCOLN 2020: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

FORD,LINCOLN 2020-2021: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

HONDA 2018-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

RAM 2019-2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

FREIGHTLINER 2020-2022: TIRES

PETERBILT 2019-2020: STEERING:COLUMN

VOLVO 2021: AIR BAGS

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2020-2021: SEAT BELTS

INTERNATIONAL 2014-2021: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

BRP Recalls All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

CHEVROLET 2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

FREIGHTLINER 2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

BUICK,CHEVROLET 2010-2013: SUSPENSION:REAR

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER

Otis Elevator Company Recalls to Inspect Private Residence Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children

HONDA 2020-2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER

FORD 2021: ENGINE

LAND ROVER 2020: SEATS

LAND ROVER 2020: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

CHEVROLET,GMC 2019-2021: SEAT BELTS

FORD 2019-2020: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

CADILLAC 2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

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