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 · 2026-09-16

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 Oct 7, 2025

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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 16, 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

LUCID 2024-2026: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

TOYOTA 2025: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

ALFA ROMEO 2020-2025: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

MACK 2019-2025: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

RAM 2024-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION MOTOR:CONTROLLER:SOFTWARE

HYUNDAI 2024-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

TESLA 2026: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

TOYOTA 2022-2025: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

TOYOTA 2025: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NISSAN 2021-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

VOLVO 2025: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

AMTRADING Recalls Hoovy Cooling Gel Insert Pads for Car Seats and Strollers Due to Burn Hazard

KIA 2021-2023: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

BENTLEY 2025: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

LAND ROVER 2023: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

BMW 2019-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

JEEP 2022-2024: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

CHEVROLET 2024: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT

AUDI 2025: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

AUDI 2025: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

BMW,TOYOTA 2019-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY

PORSCHE 2024-2026: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

ISUZU 2024: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER

FORD,LINCOLN 2020: ENGINE

FORD 2020-2021: STEERING:COLUMN

GENESIS 2023-2025: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

FORD 2023-2024: STEERING

VOLVO 2025-2026: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE

VOLVO 2026: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2021-2024: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

BMW,MINI 2025-2026: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

POLESTAR 2021-2025: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

FORD 2015-2017: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

FORD 2016-2019: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2024: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

HYUNDAI 2020-2025: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

HYUNDAI 2023-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:PORT

HYUNDAI 2025: SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2025-2026: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2025-2026: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

FORD 2024: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

LEXUS,TOYOTA 2023-2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

CHEVROLET,GMC 2026: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

JEEP 2022-2025: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

RAM 2018: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

VOLVO 2026: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

ALFA ROMEO 2017-2019: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

RIVIAN 2025: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE

HONDA 2021-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:MOTORCYCLE HANDLEBAR SWITCH POD LEFT/RIGHT

ACURA 2025: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

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