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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2013

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2013, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

627
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2013
293
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
20,258,235
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
2
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2013
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Chevrolet
22
723,322
2 Dodge
19
2,175,259
3 Ford
16
1,180,947
4 Toyota
15
4,090,779
5 BMW
15
935,175
6 Blue Bird
15
9,312
7 Nissan
14
421,516
8 Spartan
13
3,588
9 Freightliner
12
83,012
10 Prevost
12
9,089
11 Jeep
11
2,916,753
12 Honda
11
2,110,550
13 RAM
11
351,317
14 GMC
10
283,326
15 Volvo
10
91,564
16 Kenworth
10
12,578
17 Altec
10
6,605
18 Hyundai
9
2,359,394
19 Starcraft
9
227,330
20 Triumph
9
9,331

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

The biggest recalls of 2013

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

Hyundai · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

1,712,336 vehicles · 12 models · campaign 13V113000

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 20...

Jeep · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

1,560,000 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 13V252000

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles. The fuel tanks in these vehicles are at risk of failure and leakage in certain rear impacts.

KIA · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

980,377 vehicles · 9 models · campaign 13V114000

Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Bor...

Pontiac +1 more brands · Air Bags

887,709 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 13V029000

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal curre...

Toyota · Air Bags

802,769 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 13V442000

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air condit...

Lexus +1 more brands · Suspension:rear

780,584 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 13V383000

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 RAV4 and 2010 Lexus HS250h passenger vehicles manufactured from October 2005 through September 2010. If the nuts for adjusting the rear wheel alignment are improperly tightened during service, the rear...

Honda · Air Bags

748,481 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 13V016000

Honda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2008, through December 21, 2012. One or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.

Dodge · Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly

706,664 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 13V528000

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through Feb...

Toyota · Power Train:automatic Transmission

614,722 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 13V429000

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Sienna vehicles manufactured January 10, 2003, through August 10, 2005; and model year 2007-2009 Sienna vehicles manufactured February 20, 2007, through December 12, 2008. In the affected vehicles, due to a pro...

BMW · Electrical System

516,791 vehicles · 5 models · campaign 13V044000

BMW is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 1-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured December 2007 through September 2011; and 2007-2011 3-Series coupes and convertibles manufactured March 2007 through October 2011; 2007-2011 3-Series sedans manufacture...

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 2013. 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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