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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2010

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2010, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

647
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2010
213
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
19,691,419
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
0
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2010
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Webasto
31
30,953
2 Ford
22
583,574
3 Dodge
21
1,227,243
4 Blue Bird
21
35,624
5 Ic Bus
17
19,213
6 Freightliner
16
76,808
7 Thomas Built Buses
16
34,060
8 Toyota
15
6,920,202
9 Nissan
15
1,962,781
10 BMW
15
296,229
11 Keystone
15
31,855
12 Chevrolet
14
3,280,274
13 Volvo
14
110,441
14 Honda
13
1,985,110
15 International
13
78,761
16 Kenworth
12
32,890
17 Jayco
10
2,023
18 GMC
9
1,880,808
19 Cadillac
9
1,737,243
20 Winnebago
9
23,670

Top 20 brands by campaign count. Source: NHTSA recall flat file, updated Jul 4, 2026.

The biggest recalls of 2010

The ten campaigns that affected the most vehicles, regardless of brand.

Toyota · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal

2,230,661 vehicles · 8 models · campaign 10V017000

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 CAMRY, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, RAV4, MODEL YEAR 2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 SEQUOIA, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 TUNDRA VEHICLES. DUE TO THE MANNER IN W...

Buick +5 more brands · Electrical System

1,365,070 vehicles · 18 models · campaign 10V240000

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACA...

Toyota · Engine And Engine Cooling

1,128,659 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 10V384000

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUBJECT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE 1ZZ-FE ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THA...

Toyota · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal

1,126,915 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 10V023000

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, VENZA AND MATRIX PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLO...

Chevrolet +1 more brands · Steering:electric Power Assist System

1,050,889 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 10V073000

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE D...

Infiniti +1 more brands · Engine And Engine Cooling

747,480 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 10V517000

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A...

Lexus +1 more brands · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder

728,544 vehicles · 5 models · campaign 10V499000

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 LEXUS RX, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 LEXUS GS AND IS VEHICLES. BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING POLYMERS IS USED THAT ACTS AS LUBRICANTS FOR CERTAIN BRAKE SYSTEM COM...

Toyota · Structure

600,000 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 10V160000

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 SIENNA PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 7, 1997 AND JANUARY 4, 2010, CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSA...

Honda · Electrical System:ignition

551,498 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 10V364000

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN...

Nissan · Steering:column

500,552 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 10V554000

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2004 FRONTIER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001 THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 2004, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2004, XTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 9, 2001, THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2005. OVER TIME CORROSION MAY FORM IN THE...

Methodology

  • Source: the official NHTSA recall flat file (US DOT, public domain), mirrored into VehDB weekly. Last refresh: Jul 4, 2026.
  • A "recall" is one distinct NHTSA vehicle campaign (type V) whose report date falls in 2010. Equipment, tire, and child-seat campaigns are excluded.
  • "Vehicles affected" uses the manufacturer's estimate, counted once per campaign (the source file repeats it for every affected model).
  • Counts are absolute, not normalized by sales: brands with bigger lineups and higher volumes naturally accumulate more campaigns. A high count is not by itself a verdict on quality.
  • A campaign spanning multiple brands (shared manufacturer) counts once for each brand it touches.
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