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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2018

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2018, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

912
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2018
214
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
30,096,840
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
20
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2018
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Forest River
48
27,872
2 Mercedes-Benz
45
473,340
3 Ford
32
5,936,409
4 Altec
27
22,726
5 BMW
24
787,164
6 Freightliner
24
149,269
7 Thomas Built Buses
23
53,233
8 Jeep
22
5,774,889
9 Toyota
22
2,382,402
10 Volkswagen
21
694,902
11 Honda
20
2,806,276
12 Chevrolet
20
1,825,579
13 Audi
16
924,029
14 Keystone
16
18,600
15 Blue Bird
14
18,385
16 Newmar
14
8,087
17 RAM
13
6,717,163
18 Thor Motor Coach
13
10,034
19 Lincoln
12
1,672,062
20 Nissan
12
1,027,256

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

The biggest recalls of 2018

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

Chrysler +3 more brands · Electrical System:software

4,815,661 vehicles · 15 models · campaign 18V332000

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2...

Ford · Seat Belts:pretensioner

1,619,112 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 18V568000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab vehicles. If a front seat belt pretensioner deploys as the result of a crash, the sparks may ignite materials such as carpeting or insulation within the B-pillar...

Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

1,355,406 vehicles · 12 models · campaign 18V661000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas,...

Ford +1 more brands · Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

1,301,986 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 18V167000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fusion vehicles. The steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen allowing the steering wheel to detach while driving.

Ford · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage

1,282,596 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 18V735000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Ford Focus vehicles with a 2.0L GDI or 2.0L GTDI engine. The Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system.

RAM · Latches/Locks/Linkages:tailgate:latch

1,149,223 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 18V486000

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2017 RAM 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with a power locking tailgate and either a 5 foot, 7 inch or 6 foot, 4 inch bed. The tailgate actuator limiter tab may fracture and cause the tailgate to unla...

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

1,015,918 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 18V586000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade vehicles. Electric power steering (EPS) assist may be lost momentarily, followed by a sudden return of EPS assist.

Toyota · Hybrid Propulsion System

807,329 vehicles · 2 models · campaign 18V684000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V vehicles. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing...

Acura +1 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

691,726 vehicles · 13 models · campaign 18V042000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles an...

Lexus +3 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

628,018 vehicles · 14 models · campaign 18V024000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013 Scion xB, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sienna, 4Runner, Lexus IS250, IS350, IS250C, IS350C, IS-F, and GX460 vehicles sold, ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA,...

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 2018. 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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