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Data through Oct 2026
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Manufacturers

Who recalls the most, and how the order has shifted

Campaign counts reward the manufacturers that file early and often. Vehicles affected rewards those with a few enormous fleets. Both are shown here, side by side, so neither measure gets to tell the whole story.

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Showing 2018 to 2026, all components, vehicle recalls
Rank over time

Ford has held the top spot for seven straight years

Annual rank by campaigns filed among the nine manufacturers shown, 2018 to 2026. 2026 is through October.

FordGeneral MotorsTeslaOther manufacturers
2018201920202021202220232024202520261Stellantis: rank 1 in 2018Stellantis2Stellantis: rank 2 in 2026Stellantis2Mercedes-Benz: rank 2 in 2018Mercedes-Benz8Mercedes-Benz: rank 8 in 2026Mercedes-Benz3Volkswagen: rank 3 in 2018Volkswagen5Volkswagen: rank 5 in 2026Volkswagen6BMW: rank 6 in 2018BMW6BMW: rank 6 in 2026BMW8Hyundai: rank 8 in 2018Hyundai4Hyundai: rank 4 in 2026Hyundai7Honda: rank 7 in 2018Honda7Honda: rank 7 in 2026Honda4Ford: rank 4 in 2018Ford1Ford: rank 1 in 2026Ford5General Motors: rank 5 in 2018General Motors3General Motors: rank 3 in 2026General Motors9Tesla: rank 9 in 2018Tesla9Tesla: rank 9 in 2026Tesla
Source: NHTSA ODI. Rank 1 is the most campaigns filed that year.
Scale versus frequency

Ford files the most campaigns, but Toyota's reach the most vehicles each

Campaigns filed in 2025 against the average vehicles per campaign. Bubble area is total vehicles affected.

FordGeneral MotorsTeslaOther manufacturers
0100k200k300k050100150200Average vehicles per campaignCampaigns filed in 2025FordStellantisGeneral MotorsVolkswagenHondaBMWMercedes-BenzHyundaiToyotaKiaTesla
Source: NHTSA ODI. Ten most active manufacturers of 2025 plus the highlighted ones.
By model year

Model year 2021 carries the most campaigns of the last eight

Campaigns covering each model year, by manufacturer, filed 2018 to 2026. Counted at October 2026.

'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26Ford
74
119
157
168
132
107
103
55
Stellantis
93
65
86
94
82
69
43
26
Mercedes-Benz
74
87
71
56
46
27
19
9
General Motors
50
54
55
47
39
42
30
22
Volkswagen
60
47
63
63
42
30
25
7
BMW
60
65
48
41
56
39
32
15
Hyundai
21
32
38
34
31
34
34
19
Honda
50
45
37
32
32
34
28
6
Tesla
25
31
38
35
26
21
9
10
FewerMore campaigns
Source: NHTSA ODI. A campaign counts once for each model year it covers.
Scorecards

Manufacturer scorecards

Campaigns filed 2018 to 2025, 2025 totals and the most common component.
FordRank 1 of 20 in 2025
Campaigns146
Vehicles12.9M
Top componentElectrical system
2018 to 2025View profile for Ford
HondaRank 5 of 20 in 2025
Campaigns22
Vehicles1.09M
Top componentElectrical system
2018 to 2025View profile for Honda
BMWRank 6 of 20 in 2025
Campaigns22
Vehicles504k
Top componentElectrical system
2018 to 2025View profile for BMW
TeslaRank 12 of 20 in 2025
Campaigns11
Vehicles745k
Top componentElectrical system
2018 to 2025View profile for Tesla