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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.

919
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2016
259
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
50,196,715
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
16
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2016
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
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. Source: NHTSA recall flat file, updated Jul 4, 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

4,648,270 vehicles · 17 models · campaign 16V352000

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

3,640,162 vehicles · 19 models · campaign 16V651000

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

3,296,947 vehicles · 17 models · campaign 16V244000

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

2,719,386 vehicles · 13 models · campaign 16V346000

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

2,232,187 vehicles · 11 models · campaign 16V061000

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

2,046,297 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 16V643000

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

1,892,343 vehicles · 9 models · campaign 16V384000

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

1,790,894 vehicles · 8 models · campaign 16V344000

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

1,754,517 vehicles · 14 models · campaign 16V340000

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

1,435,625 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 16V668000

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 weekly. Last refresh: Jul 4, 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.
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