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 · 2026-09-18
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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VOLKSWAGEN 2015-2019: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VOLKSWAGEN
FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2018-2019: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR
TOYOTA 2019: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TOYOTA
TOYOTA 2019: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
TOYOTA
CADILLAC 2019: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CADILLAC
PORSCHE 2017-2018: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
PORSCHE
TerraTrike Recalls Adult Tricycles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards
Forever Machine Industrial Co. Ltd., of Taiwan (frame)
FORD 2015-2019: ENGINE
FORD
AUDI 2018: SUSPENSION:FRONT
AUDI
HYUNDAI 2018: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HYUNDAI
TOYOTA 2018-2019: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TOYOTA
LEXUS,TOYOTA 2008-2019: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
LEXUS,TOYOTA
LEXUS,PONTIAC,TOYOTA 2002-2007: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
LEXUS,PONTIAC,TOYOTA
MERCEDES-BENZ 2018: STEERING
MERCEDES-BENZ
KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2018: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
KENWORTH,PETERBILT
Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. of Foothill Ranch, Calif.
CHEVROLET,GMC 2019: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CHEVROLET,GMC
VOLKSWAGEN 2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI 2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
AUDI
AUDI 2015-2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AUDI
MERCEDES-BENZ 2015-2019: STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: STRUCTURE:BODY
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2017: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MERCEDES-BENZ
HONDA 2019: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
HONDA
FORD 2016-2018: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FORD
PORSCHE 2017-2018: EQUIPMENT
PORSCHE
PORSCHE 2018: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PORSCHE
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: SEAT BELTS
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2018-2019: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
MERCEDES-BENZ
AUDI 2017-2018: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
AUDI
TOYOTA 2014-2018: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA
MASERATI 2014-2015: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MASERATI
BMW 2019: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BMW
ALFA ROMEO 2017-2018: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ALFA ROMEO
VOLKSWAGEN 2018-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
VOLKSWAGEN
INTERNATIONAL 2018-2019: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
INTERNATIONAL
RAM 2019: SEATS
RAM
AUDI 2007-2012: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AUDI
HONDA 2017-2018: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
HONDA
KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2013-2019: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
KENWORTH,PETERBILT
VOLVO 2019: TIRES
VOLVO
MACK 2019: TIRES
MACK
FORD 2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FORD
LINCOLN 2019: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LINCOLN
FORD,LINCOLN 2018: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
FORD,LINCOLN
SUZUKI 2012-2013: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
SUZUKI
AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN 2018: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN
FORD 2019: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD
VOLVO 2017-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
VOLVO
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.