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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2014

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2014, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

770
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2014
227
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
49,458,369
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
8
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2014
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Chevrolet
64
25,164,304
2 Ford
64
4,196,915
3 GMC
27
5,190,579
4 Cadillac
22
5,552,967
5 Dodge
22
4,813,551
6 Toyota
22
4,377,597
7 Blue Bird
17
17,037
8 Buick
16
6,644,510
9 Peterbilt
14
33,191
10 Jeep
13
3,495,231
11 International
13
23,057
12 Freightliner
13
20,536
13 Nissan
12
1,364,808
14 Mack
12
121,083
15 Kenworth
12
31,625
16 Spartan
12
3,278
17 BMW
11
180,022
18 Hyundai
10
1,583,641
19 Honda
10
1,080,339
20 Volkswagen
10
823,227

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

The biggest recalls of 2014

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

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Electrical System:ignition

5,877,718 vehicles · 8 models · campaign 14V400000

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. G...

Buick +2 more brands · Electrical System:ignition

3,141,731 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 14V355000

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Gen...

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Electrical System:wiring

2,440,524 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 14V252000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles man...

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Electrical System:ignition

2,191,014 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 14V171000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be re...

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Air Bags

2,190,934 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 14V047000

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Gen...

Pontiac +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

1,486,413 vehicles · 7 models · campaign 14V168000

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris, 2008-2010 Highlander, and 2009-2010 Tacoma, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and General Motors Pontiac Vibe vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the steering column assembly contains electrical co...

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Steering:electric Power Assist System

1,373,177 vehicles · 7 models · campaign 14V153000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pontiac G6. In the affected vehicles, there...

Buick +3 more brands · Seat Belts

1,339,355 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 14V266000

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008,...

Buick +3 more brands · Air Bags:side/Window

1,176,407 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 14V118000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side...

Chevrolet +2 more brands · Power Train:automatic Transmission

1,131,113 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 14V224000

General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 model year 2004-2008 Chevrolet Malibu vehi...

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 2014. 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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