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 · 2026-09-18

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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CPSC No agency class Apr 13, 2017

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Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.

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 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

Polaris Recalls Ranger 900 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

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

NISSAN 2014-2017: AIR BAGS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2013: STEERING

John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles Due To Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2017: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2017: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

MITSUBISHI 2016: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

HYUNDAI 2013-2014: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FORD 2017: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

KIA 2011-2014: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MINI 2016-2017: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

HONDA 2003: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

HONDA 2016: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

SUBARU 2017: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

HYUNDAI 2017: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

FORD 2017: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

FORD,LINCOLN 2013-2014: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

FORD 2013-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

FORD 2017: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

RAM 2016-2017: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

AUDI 2017: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Polaris Recalls Sportsman 850 and 1000 All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

FIAT 2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

ISUZU 2012-2017: POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS

BMW 2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

KIA 2017: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

NISSAN 2013-2014: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

SMART 2016: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2012-2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

INTERNATIONAL 2017-2018: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

FORD 2016: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

FORD 2017: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

MASERATI 2017: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

KIA 2017: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

RDG Global Recalls Girls’ Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Nordstrom

LAND ROVER 2016: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

JAGUAR 2017: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

HYUNDAI 2011-2015: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

VOLKSWAGEN 2007-2010: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

AUDI 2017: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2016: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2017: LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

FIAT 2017: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

NISSAN 2012: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

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