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 Nov 10, 2020

HYUNDAI 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Oct 9, 2020

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Nearby categories

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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

LAND ROVER 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

FORD,LINCOLN 2020: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

FORD 2014-2016: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

FORD 2021: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

NISSAN 2020: TIRES

BUICK,CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2020-2021: TIRES

LAND ROVER 2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

LEXUS,TOYOTA 2017-2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

VOLVO 2001-2003: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW 2020-2021: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2021: SEATS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2021: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BUICK,CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2018-2020: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

BMW 2020-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2015-2020: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2020-2021: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE

AUDI 2018-2020: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

JEEP 2021: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

CHEVROLET,GMC 2019-2020: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

VOLKSWAGEN 2016-2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

AUDI 2020: SEATS

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2018-2019: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

BUICK,CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

CHEVROLET 2014: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

FORD 2019-2020: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

FORD 2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM

RAM 2014-2019: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2020-2021: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

TOYOTA 2020: AIR BAGS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

HYUNDAI 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

LAND ROVER 2010-2011: STRUCTURE:BODY

RAM 2020: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

VOLVO 2020: STRUCTURE:BODY

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLES

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2018: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

TESLA 2020: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BMW,MINI 2020-2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

FORD 2020: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

BMW 2020-2021: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2020: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

KENWORTH 2016-2020: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

CFMOTO Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

BUICK,CADILLAC,CHEVROLET 2020-2021: SERVICE BRAKES

LAND ROVER 2020-2021: TIRES

LAND ROVER 2020-2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

INTERNATIONAL 2021: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CHEVROLET 2020: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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Data sources