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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2019

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2019, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

880
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2019
228
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
38,597,607
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
12
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2019
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Ford
65
6,983,223
2 Mercedes-Benz
55
1,418,990
3 BMW
39
1,045,084
4 Forest River
36
11,549
5 Freightliner
32
188,932
6 Chevrolet
28
6,350,016
7 RAM
25
2,776,024
8 Toyota
21
2,800,652
9 Honda
19
3,989,603
10 Subaru
17
3,312,837
11 Audi
15
829,144
12 Mazda
15
752,570
13 Volkswagen
14
1,551,200
14 Thomas Built Buses
14
70,829
15 Altec
14
18,377
16 GMC
13
5,910,921
17 Jeep
13
2,112,715
18 Porsche
13
231,144
19 Lincoln
12
2,347,500
20 Acura
11
3,701,712

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

The biggest recalls of 2019

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

Cadillac +2 more brands · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum

3,456,719 vehicles · 6 models · campaign 19V645000

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

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

1,657,752 vehicles · 12 models · campaign 19V501000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pil...

Chrysler +2 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

1,413,222 vehicles · 8 models · campaign 19V018000

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag,...

Subaru · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

1,303,530 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 19V149000

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake...

Lexus +2 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

1,299,448 vehicles · 12 models · campaign 19V005000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F, and 2014-2017 Lexus GX460 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, Cal...

Ford · Power Train:automatic Transmission

1,263,051 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 19V075000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2013 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The transmission may unexpectedly downshift into first gear, regardless of vehicle speed.

Infiniti +1 more brands · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

1,228,830 vehicles · 26 models · campaign 19V654000

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q5...

Ford · Suspension:rear

1,194,173 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 19V435000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Explorer vehicles. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.

RAM · Latches/Locks/Linkages:tailgate:latch

1,103,209 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 19V347000

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with an 8 foot bed and a power locking tailgate. Chrysler is also recalling all 2013-2014 and 2018 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks built before April 1,...

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

1,101,534 vehicles · 17 models · campaign 19V182000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2...

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 2019. 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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