VehDB Insights · NHTSA data
The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2015
Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2015, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.
| # | Brand | Recall campaigns | Vehicles in its campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford |
43
|
4,960,108 |
| 2 | Chevrolet |
36
|
3,771,141 |
| 3 | Forest River |
28
|
23,946 |
| 4 | Toyota |
23
|
6,777,956 |
| 5 | Dodge |
20
|
9,840,633 |
| 6 | Honda |
19
|
10,627,723 |
| 7 | Nissan |
19
|
3,033,628 |
| 8 | Newmar |
19
|
6,084 |
| 9 | GMC |
17
|
1,603,763 |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz |
17
|
356,712 |
| 11 | Blue Bird |
17
|
13,184 |
| 12 | Spartan |
16
|
10,530 |
| 13 | Peterbilt |
15
|
228,129 |
| 14 | Freightliner |
15
|
73,225 |
| 15 | RAM |
14
|
7,642,376 |
| 16 | Jeep |
14
|
3,897,065 |
| 17 | Lincoln |
14
|
1,740,719 |
| 18 | BMW |
14
|
520,145 |
| 19 | Kenworth |
13
|
125,268 |
| 20 | Volvo |
13
|
34,261 |
Top 20 brands by campaign count. A campaign filed for several brands (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram share many) counts in full for each, so brand figures overlap and are not additive; the 49,858,768 vehicles recalled in 2015 count each campaign once. Source: NHTSA recall flat file, last synced Sep 18, 2026.
The biggest recalls of 2015
The ten campaigns that affected the most vehicles, regardless of brand.
Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL,...
Chrysler +3 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010...
Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid veh...
Lexus +2 more brands · Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003,...
Pontiac +2 more brands · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls
Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Tundra, Sequoia, Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Scion xB, 2008-2011 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2006-2011 RAV4, 2006-2010 Yaris...
Chrysler +3 more brands · Equipment:electrical:radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper ve...
Mazda · Electrical System:ignition:switch
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points...
Infiniti +1 more brands · Air Bags
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 and I35, 2003 FX35 and FX45, and 2001 I30 vehicles. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air b...
Lexus +2 more brands · Air Bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or eve...
Dodge +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks manufactured January 18, 2011, to October 7, 2014, and equipped with the Electronic Vehicle Information Center option. The affected vehicles have a ste...
Methodology
- Source: the official NHTSA recall flat file (US DOT, public domain), mirrored into VehDB. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026.
- A "recall" is one distinct NHTSA vehicle campaign (type V) whose report date falls in 2015. 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, with all of its vehicles, so brand figures are not additive. The totals at the top count every campaign and its vehicles once.
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