VehDB Insights · NHTSA data
The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2016
Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2016, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.
| # | Brand | Recall campaigns | Vehicles in its campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest River |
38
|
12,558 |
| 2 | Ford |
33
|
5,970,757 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz |
31
|
1,175,867 |
| 4 | Chevrolet |
26
|
9,407,207 |
| 5 | Toyota |
23
|
5,179,413 |
| 6 | Dodge |
21
|
7,887,964 |
| 7 | Newmar |
21
|
8,851 |
| 8 | Jeep |
18
|
7,941,213 |
| 9 | Hyundai |
17
|
634,491 |
| 10 | Honda |
16
|
8,183,843 |
| 11 | Nissan |
16
|
5,639,582 |
| 12 | Audi |
16
|
1,561,209 |
| 13 | BMW |
16
|
1,315,537 |
| 14 | Volkswagen |
15
|
1,215,195 |
| 15 | Freightliner |
15
|
171,946 |
| 16 | Chrysler |
14
|
8,105,836 |
| 17 | GMC |
13
|
5,353,006 |
| 18 | RAM |
13
|
5,110,806 |
| 19 | Thomas Built Buses |
13
|
33,774 |
| 20 | Thor Motor Coach |
13
|
8,414 |
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 50,196,715 vehicles recalled in 2016 count each campaign once. Source: NHTSA recall flat file, last synced Sep 18, 2026.
The biggest recalls of 2016
The ten campaigns that affected the most vehicles, regardless of brand.
Chrysler +4 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM...
Buick +3 more brands · Air Bags:frontal
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corv...
Chevrolet +2 more brands · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infin...
Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity an...
Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 A...
Ford +1 more brands · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, preventing the...
Ford +2 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang ve...
Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2011 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have...
Lexus +3 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus...
Chrysler +2 more brands · Air Bags
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, prevent...
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 2016. 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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