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Data through Oct 2026
Manufacturer profile

General Motors

General Motors has filed 317 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 26.5M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Chevrolet  240GMC  154Cadillac  87Buick  46Brightdrop  4Autoliv  2Rugged Liners  2AC Delco  1Webasto  1International Motors  1Advantage  1Strattec Security  1
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date24Ranked 4 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected808k2026 to date
Campaigns on file3172015 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside12Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "General Motors, LLC", "General Motors LLC".

Campaigns per year

General Motors has averaged 30 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2021 peak of 37

General Motors recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01020304020152016201720182019202020213720222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Airbags are General Motors's most recalled component since 2016

General Motors campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Airbags
45
Electrical system
33
Brakes
26
Seat belts
26
Equipment
22
Steering
18
Fuel system
18
Powertrain
17
Tires
14
Seats
12
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Component trends
Remedy type

General Motors relies on software fixes more than the industry: 33% of its 2026 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, General Motors against all manufacturers, by year.

General MotorsAll manufacturers
020%40%20162018202020222024202633%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2016 is covered by the most General Motors campaigns, 75

General Motors campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

020406080201575201720192021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest General Motors filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest General Motors campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-612Sep 24, 2026When closed using the key fob's express-up function, the front windows may fail to detect an obstruction and reverse directionElectrical system29,347Software update
26V-611Sep 24, 2026Left-side or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may ruptureAirbags1,559Part replacement
26V-539Aug 20, 2026Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank imageBack-over prevention306,511Part replacement
26V-530Aug 13, 2026Tire information label may state the incorrect rear tire pressure, resulting in underinflated tires and preventing the tire pressure monitoring…Tires8Software update
26V-496Jul 30, 2026Manufacturing defect may result in the steel wheels cracking at the disc vent holesTires952Part replacement
26V-494Jul 30, 2026High voltage battery may have an improperly secured internal module componentElectrical system11Part replacement
26V-399Jun 23, 2026Steering gear assembly may have a nut that was not properly tightenedSteering26,541Part replacement
26V-394Jun 18, 2026When the power fold feature is activated, the third-row power seatback may fail to reverse when enountering a personSeats14,540Software update
26V-345May 28, 2026Gear shifter may provide inaccurate gear selection feedback to the driver due to an incorrectly manufactured steering column assemblySteering232Part replacement
26V-329May 21, 2026Front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deploymentAirbags5,014Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
All 317 campaigns in the Explorer
Largest campaigns

General Motors's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2016 In the affected vehicles, certain driving…3.64M
  2. 2019 Amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump…3.46M
  3. 2018 Electric power steering (EPS) assist may be…1.02M
  4. 2023 Driver's air bag inflator may explode…1.00M
  5. 2016 While entering the vehicle, the seat belt…0.90M
Source: NHTSA ODI.