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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 · 2026-09-18

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 Dec 11, 2019

Tia Rita's Spicy Southwestern Green Chile Cornbread dry mix. Packaged in 13 oz (380 g) sealed plastic bags with paper label stapled over the top edge of each package, 12 packages per case. UPC 44107 10062. Mfg. by The Truck Farm, LLC. Las Cruces, NM 88005.

The Truck Farm, LLC

CPSC No agency class Oct 30, 2019

Kawasaki Motors USA Recalls Lawn Mower Engines Due to Burn and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A., of Maryville, Mo.

NHTSA No agency class Oct 28, 2019

FORD,LINCOLN 2019: SUSPENSION:REAR

FORD,LINCOLN

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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 18, 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

TOYOTA 2019-2020: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

TOYOTA 2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

PORSCHE 2014-2018: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VOLKSWAGEN 2013-2015: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

HONDA 2019-2020: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

FORD 2017-2019: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

BENTLEY 2018: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN 2011-2015: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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

SUBARU 2019: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

SUBARU 2019: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

BMW,TOYOTA 2020: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

BMW 2000-2001: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW 2000: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

VOLVO 2011-2017: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

INTERNATIONAL 2019-2020: ENGINE

LAND ROVER 2020: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

FORD 2019: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

INTERNATIONAL 2020: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE

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

CHEVROLET 2019: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

BMW 2015-2019: CHILD SEAT

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2018-2019: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

RAM 2015-2018: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

FIAT 2012-2013: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

Briggs & Stratton Recalls Snapper Rear Engine Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard

CHEVROLET,GMC 2019-2020: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

DODGE,JEEP 2011-2013: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

RAM 2019: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Hooey Recalls Children's Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

LINCOLN 2016-2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

FORD 2018-2019: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

FORD 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

INFINITI,NISSAN 2015-2019: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

MITSUBISHI 2012-2017: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

FREIGHTLINER 2020: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER

HYUNDAI 2020: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: SEATS

WESTERN STAR 2018-2020: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW

MERCEDES-BENZ 2018-2019: SEAT BELTS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2013-2017: COMMUNICATION

HONDA 2019-2020: STRUCTURE:BODY

MAZDA 2007-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MAZDA 2003-2008: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Tia Rita's Spicy Southwestern Green Chile Cornbread dry mix. Packaged in 13 oz (380 g) sealed plastic bags with paper label stapled over the top edge of each package, 12 packages per case. UPC 44107 10062. Mfg. by The Truck Farm, LLC. Las Cruces, NM 88005.

Kawasaki Motors USA Recalls Lawn Mower Engines Due to Burn and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)

FORD,LINCOLN 2019: SUSPENSION:REAR

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