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Data through Oct 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026NHTSA ODI data through Oct 1, 2026683 campaigns year to dateRefreshed nightly
The recall record

Every U.S. vehicle recall since 1966, counted, ranked and explained.

AutoStatsIQ reads the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation files every night and turns them into charts you can filter by manufacturer, component, remedy and year. No account, no paywall, just the public record made legible.

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Campaigns issued in 2026 to date683-5% vs the same period of 2025
Vehicles affected33.3M2026 to date
Manufacturers with a campaign1742026 to date
Median vehicles per campaign5652026 to date
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Showing 2010 to 2026, all manufacturers, all components
Campaigns per year

Recall campaigns have held near 1,000 a year since 2021

Vehicle, equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns filed with NHTSA, 2010 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

03006009001,2002010201220142016201820201,094202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter 2026 column is a partial year.
Where the defects are

Electrical systems and equipment drive 31% of 2025 campaigns

Share of 2025 campaigns by primary component.

995campaigns in 2025
Source: NHTSA ODI
All components
Vehicles affected

In a typical year, five campaigns cover 32% of recalled vehicles

Vehicles covered by campaigns filed each year, millions, 2010 to 2026. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns count units.

Vehicle recallsEquipment, tire and child-seat recalls (units)
020M40M60M20102012201420162018202020222024202632.7M669k50.2M in 2016Largest: Stellantis, airbags, 4.65M
Source: NHTSA ODI. 2026 through October. 7 campaigns without a reported count are left out.
Latest campaigns

9 campaigns filed in the week to Oct 1

The six most recent campaigns in the NHTSA recalls file, by report date.

9 campaigns filed in the week to Oct 1
CampaignFiledManufacturerComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-631Oct 1Mack TrucksStructure3,096Part replacement
26V-628Sep 30Grech MotorsElectrical system134Part replacement
26V-627Sep 30Highland Ridge RVEquipment489Repair or modification
26V-626Sep 30Starcraft RVEquipment552Repair or modification
26V-625Sep 29RivianElectrical system14Part replacement
26V-624Sep 29Nova BusEquipment18Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI, report dates through Oct 1.
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Largest campaigns of 2025

Five campaigns covered a fifth of 2025's recalled vehicles

Vehicles or units affected, the five largest campaigns filed in 2025.

  1. Ford Rearview camera may display a distorted,…1.46M
  2. Ford Rearview camera may display a distorted,…1.45M
  3. Ford Software error may cause the rearview…1.08M
  4. Toyota Software error may cause the rearview…1.02M
  5. Ford Low-pressure fuel pump may fail, which can…0.85M
Source: NHTSA ODI
All 2025 campaigns
Methodology

How we count

Every figure on this site traces back to a public NHTSA file. The one exception is the Recall outlook, whose recall likelihoods and cost ranges are labelled estimates with their method shown.

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Source

The Office of Defects Investigation recalls flat files, read alongside the complaints, investigations and manufacturer communications files.

Refresh

Pulled every night. A campaign is dated by the day the manufacturer's Part 573 report was received, not the day it was posted.

Counting

A campaign is one NHTSA recall number, counted once however many models it covers. Vehicles affected is the manufacturer's estimate, taken once per campaign.