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Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Vehicles recalls

Vehicle safety recalls from NHTSA including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and equipment

Total recalls
8,938
Top agency
NHTSA
Years covered
1995–2026
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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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-18

Vehicles recalls by year

1995–2026

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 410 417 415 437 457 392 477 448 462 484 541 222

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 20, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

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 Jan 20, 2017

MASERATI 2014-2017: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

MASERATI

CPSC No agency class Jan 19, 2017

Trek Recalls Disc Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Jan 19, 2017

FREIGHTLINER 2016-2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA No agency class Jan 18, 2017

NISSAN 2015-2017: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

NISSAN

CPSC No agency class Jan 17, 2017

RH Baby & Child Recalls Mobiles Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC No agency class Jan 12, 2017

BRP Recalls Side-by-Side Off-Road Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC No agency class Jan 12, 2017

Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif.

NHTSA No agency class Jan 12, 2017

CHEVROLET 2016-2017: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

CHEVROLET

FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

MIC/B12/CAR/CHR/LYS/DMG 25 mg/50 mg/50 mg/0.5 mg/50 mg/25 mcg/25 mg/25 mg/mL Injectable, 30 mL vial, Injectable, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

MIC/BCOMP+CAR+ARG+CHR+LID 12.5 mg/25 mg/25 mg/25 mg/12.5 mg/0.2 mg/20 mg/mL Injectable, a) 10 mL and b) 30 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Jan 11, 2017

Titan Up (INOS/CHOL/LEU/CAR/CHRO/LID) Injectable 25 mg/25 mg/1.5 mg/25 mg/0.025 mg/10 mg/mL, 30 mL vial, Compounded by Wells Pharmacy, Ocala, FL

Wells Pharmacy Network LLC

CPSC No agency class Jan 11, 2017

Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Arctic Cat Inc., of Thief River Falls, Minn.

CPSC No agency class Jan 11, 2017

Textron Specialized Vehicles Recalls Bad Boy Off-Road Utility Vehicles Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death; One Death and One Injury Reported

Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc., of Augusta, Georgia

NHTSA No agency class Jan 11, 2017

AUDI 2005-2009: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Jan 11, 2017

SUBARU 2005-2009: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

SUBARU

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

HONDA 2006-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

ACURA,HONDA 2006-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

ACURA,HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

ACURA,HONDA 2005-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

ACURA,HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

INFINITI,NISSAN 2005-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

INFINITI,NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

JAGUAR 2009-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

FORD,LINCOLN,MERCURY 2005-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

FORD,LINCOLN,MERCURY

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

TESLA 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

TESLA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

MITSUBISHI 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MITSUBISHI

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

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

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

MERCEDES-BENZ 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MERCEDES-BENZ

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

SAAB,SUBARU 2005-2008: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

SAAB,SUBARU

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

LAND ROVER 2007-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

SUBARU 2005-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

SUBARU

NHTSA No agency class Jan 10, 2017

MAZDA 2007-2009: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MAZDA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 9, 2017

LEXUS,PONTIAC,SCION,TOYOTA 2006-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

LEXUS,PONTIAC,SCION,TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 9, 2017

MCLAREN 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MCLAREN

NHTSA No agency class Jan 6, 2017

KIA 2016: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

KIA

NHTSA No agency class Jan 6, 2017

FISKER 2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

FISKER

NHTSA No agency class Jan 3, 2017

AUDI 2012-2017: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Jan 3, 2017

AUDI 2011-2017: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Dec 30, 2016

HYUNDAI 2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

HYUNDAI

NHTSA No agency class Dec 30, 2016

PORSCHE 2017: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

PORSCHE

CPSC No agency class Dec 29, 2016

Polaris Recalls Sportsman 570 All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard

Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.

NHTSA No agency class Dec 29, 2016

AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN 2016-2018: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

AUDI,VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Dec 29, 2016

FORD 2017: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Dec 29, 2016

JAGUAR 2016-2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Dec 29, 2016

LAND ROVER 2016-2017: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

LAND ROVER

NHTSA No agency class Dec 29, 2016

LAND ROVER 2016-2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

LAND ROVER

CPSC No agency class Dec 28, 2016

Suzuki Recalls KingQuad ATVs Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation, of Rome, Ga.

NHTSA No agency class Dec 28, 2016

RAM 2017: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

RAM

NHTSA No agency class Dec 28, 2016

JAGUAR 2017: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

JAGUAR

NHTSA No agency class Dec 28, 2016

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

INFINITI

NHTSA No agency class Dec 28, 2016

INTERNATIONAL 2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA No agency class Dec 28, 2016

MASERATI 2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

MASERATI

NHTSA No agency class Dec 27, 2016

MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

MERCEDES-BENZ

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

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.