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The Most Recalled Car Brands of 2020

Every vehicle recall campaign reported to NHTSA in 2020, ranked by brand. Counts are distinct federal campaigns; units are manufacturer-estimated vehicles affected.

782
Recall campaigns
distinct NHTSA campaigns, 2020
192
Brands affected
with at least one campaign
31,254,837
Vehicles affected
manufacturer estimates, summed per campaign
10
Do-not-drive advisories
campaigns flagged by NHTSA
Car brands ranked by number of NHTSA recall campaigns in 2020
# Brand Recall campaigns Vehicles affected
1 Mercedes-Benz
58
317,800
2 Forest River
42
38,331
3 Ford
41
4,449,277
4 BMW
35
418,814
5 Chevrolet
33
1,325,642
6 Freightliner
32
446,036
7 Thor Motor Coach
19
11,666
8 Toyota
17
6,941,644
9 Honda
17
5,866,737
10 Audi
16
245,965
11 RAM
15
1,364,534
12 GMC
15
1,025,179
13 Volkswagen
15
376,250
14 Blue Bird
15
13,821
15 Altec
15
9,256
16 Lincoln
14
3,819,030
17 Hyundai
14
1,990,881
18 Coachmen
14
15,298
19 Keystone
14
13,780
20 Land Rover
13
58,182

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

The biggest recalls of 2020

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

Toyota · Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module

2,891,976 vehicles · 4 models · campaign 20V024000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly di...

Ford +1 more brands · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch

2,147,323 vehicles · 9 models · campaign 20V331000

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and...

Nissan · Latches/Locks/Linkages:hood:latch

1,831,818 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 20V315000

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.

Lexus +1 more brands · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

1,830,752 vehicles · 31 models · campaign 20V012000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon...

Lexus +1 more brands · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

1,525,742 vehicles · 32 models · campaign 20V682000

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia...

Acura +2 more brands · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

1,439,841 vehicles · 10 models · campaign 20V026000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1998-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan, Odyssey and Acura 3.5RL, 1999-2000 Acura 3.2TL, 1996-...

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

925,239 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 20V396000

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan and 2007-2011 Dodge Nitro vehicles. These vehicles may have a loose or missing brand emblem in the center of the steering wheel. The loose emblem or the se...

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

875,966 vehicles · 8 models · campaign 20V027000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These v...

Honda · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

737,233 vehicles · 3 models · campaign 20V771000

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, and 2019-2020 Insight vehicles. A software error may cause intermittent or continuous disruptions in communication between the Body Control Module (BCM) and other com...

Hyundai · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/Module

652,024 vehicles · 1 model · campaign 20V543000

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall population, and added certain 2016-2018 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit...

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 2020. 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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