Recalls & Safety Desk
Updated Oct 7, 2026
Scope: recall campaigns and completion rates, owner complaints filed with NHTSA, and NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Standards
- Recall text is shown word for word from NHTSA, and every recall card says it is not checked against your VIN.
- Complaints are presented as counts of owner reports, never as rates or reliability scores.
- Crash-test stars are shown for the tested version, with guidance on comparing fairly.
Reviewed pages
Model-year report summaries reviewed by this desk show its name and the review date. See the recalls hub and safety ratings.
How this desk checks its work
- Every count is computed from NHTSA’s recall, complaint and NCAP files and shows the date the data was retrieved.
- Before a guide is published, every statute, regulation and NHTSA statement it quotes is read at the source and linked.
- Recall campaigns named in guides link to NHTSA’s official record, so readers can check the remedy and dates themselves.
- Errors are fixed and logged on the Corrections page.
Published by this desk
- Cars With Transmission Problems: What 200,000 Owner Complaints Show Updated
Which cars and model years draw the most transmission complaints to NHTSA, from the Ford Focus PowerShift to the Jeep Cherokee 9-speed, how transmission recalls differ from wear problems, and… - Phantom Braking: Why Cars Brake for No Reason, and Which Models Draw Complaints Updated
Why automatic emergency braking sometimes brakes for nothing, which models draw the most owner complaints to NHTSA, the Tesla and Honda investigations, recalls, the new federal rule and what to… - Car Fire Statistics: How Many, What Causes Them and Which Cars Updated
About 196,000 highway vehicles catch fire in the US each year. NFPA’s national figures plus NHTSA data: fire complaints by model, fire-risk recalls, EVs vs gas cars and what to… - Car Recall Statistics: Recalls per Year, by Automaker and Biggest Ever Updated
How many cars are recalled each year, which automakers recall the most, what gets recalled, the biggest recalls on record, how many get fixed and how old cars are when… - EV Recalls: What Goes Wrong in Electric Vehicles, From NHTSA Data Updated
Every recall that covers only electric models, from NHTSA’s file: how many there are, which automakers file the most, the most common problems, battery fire recalls, and how over-the-air fixes… - Backup Camera Recalls: Why There Are So Many, and What to Do Updated
Rearview camera recalls have surged since cameras became mandatory in 2018. Why, the biggest and newest campaigns from NHTSA’s file, which automakers lag on repairs, and how to get the… - SUV Rollover Risk: Which Vehicles Roll Over Most and Least Updated
NHTSA’s rollover ratings for every tested vehicle: which SUVs, pickups and cars have the lowest and highest rollover risk, how the numbers have changed since 2011, and how to lower… - TSB vs Recall: What a Technical Service Bulletin Means for You Updated
A recall is a free, mandatory safety fix; a TSB is repair guidance for a known problem. Who pays, how to look up TSBs free, and the warranty programs most… - Park Outside Recalls: Every Vehicle With a Fire Warning Updated
Park Outside recalls mean a car can catch fire while parked and switched off. Every recent warning for cars and trucks, which ones are least repaired, and what to do. - Takata Air Bag Recall: How to Check Your Car and What to Do Updated
About 67 million Takata air bags were recalled because they can explode. Which vehicles are affected, why your state mattered, how many are still unrepaired, and how to get the… - How to File a Complaint With NHTSA, and What Happens Next Updated
How to report a vehicle safety problem to NHTSA online or by phone, what to include, what happens to your complaint, how long investigations take, and what 1.5 million complaints… - Do Not Drive Recalls: The Takata List and Every Other Warning Updated
The vehicles NHTSA says not to drive until they’re repaired: the Takata air bag list by make and model, every other Do Not Drive recall since 2012, and how to…
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