Car recalls by make,
model and year.

Check recalls by VIN: use NHTSA’s lookup

The list above is for a model. Whether one car has an open recall is a different question, and only NHTSA’s recall lookup answers it: it takes the VIN or the licence plate and shows, in NHTSA’s words, “if a specific vehicle needs to be repaired as part of a recall”. This page does not reproduce that lookup: it sits behind NHTSA’s own form, and a copy that might be out of date would be worse than a link.

NHTSA also says what its VIN lookup will not show: a recall already repaired; some recently announced recalls for which not every VIN has been identified yet; safety recalls more than 15 years old, unless the manufacturer offers more coverage; recalls by small manufacturers, including some ultra-luxury brands; customer-service campaigns that are not safety recalls; and recalls of international vehicles. So a clean result there and a long list here do not contradict each other — the campaigns may be repaired, or too old for the lookup.

Have the VIN but not the model? Decode it: the VIN Decoder names the vehicle and lists its model’s recalls, complaints and fuel economy in one step.

Recalls by make

NHTSA’s recall list for model year 2023 names 280 makes when read on 28 September 2026 — cars and trucks, and also motorcycles, buses, trailers and motorhomes. These are thirty-two of them; each opens that make’s 2023 models in the lookup above, and any other year or make can be chosen from the lists.

• Acura recalls
• Audi recalls
• BMW recalls
• Buick recalls
• Cadillac recalls
• Chevrolet recalls
• Chrysler recalls
• Dodge recalls
• Ford recalls
• Genesis recalls
• GMC recalls
• Honda recalls
• Hyundai recalls
• Infiniti recalls
• Jeep recalls
• Kia recalls
• Land Rover recalls
• Lexus recalls
• Lincoln recalls
• Mazda recalls
• Mercedes-Benz recalls
• MINI recalls
• Mitsubishi recalls
• Nissan recalls
• Porsche recalls
• Ram recalls
• Rivian recalls
• Subaru recalls
• Tesla recalls
• Toyota recalls
• Volkswagen recalls
• Volvo recalls

What a recall is

NHTSA’s words: a recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat or tire “creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards”. Most recalls, it says, are decided voluntarily by manufacturers before NHTSA is involved. A manufacturer that decides on a recall must tell NHTSA within five business days, and writes to registered owners by first-class mail within 60 days of telling NHTSA. It must then fix the problem by repairing it, replacing it, offering a refund or, rarely, repurchasing the vehicle; NHTSA’s advice to an owner is to follow any interim safety guidance and have a dealer fix the recalled part, free.

How to read a campaign

• The campaign number is NHTSA’s. Quote it to a dealer, or open it at NHTSA (each number above is a link).
• The date is the day NHTSA received the manufacturer’s report. NHTSA’s recall feed writes dates day first; this page spells the month out so that 06/03/2019 cannot be misread.
• The line under it names the company that filed the recall. A model’s list includes recalls of parts and accessories made by other companies to fit it, such as replacement lamps — marked as equipment recalls.
• Flags — park it, park outside, an over-the-air remedy — are shown when NHTSA’s feed sets them on a campaign. Read the campaign’s own text for what the manufacturer asks owners to do.