Center for Autosafety
Recalls
Recall News
- NHTSA reviews Ford recall of cars prone to overheating, fires
- Federal Government Sells Vehicles with Unrepaired Safety Recalls
- FTC Sells Out Consumers & Justice Department in Consent Order Allowing GM to Sell Certified Used Cars With Outstanding Safety Recalls
- Report: 1 in 6 cars on road is recalled but not fixed
- CBS News: Is your used car dealership selling vehicles with safety recalls?
- Fixing the U.S. recall loophole is a job for ‘someone else’
- Questions raised about General Motors, government action in recall over thousands of car fires
- Stout Risius Ross Automotive Warranty and Recall Report 2015
- After Battling Safety Agency, Recaro Changes Course on Car Seat Recall
- AutoNation grounds vehicles under recall
- Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow at NHTSA Public Hearing on Chrysler Recalls
- Fiat Chrysler answers criticism surrounding handling of recalls
- Fiat Chrysler Tells US It Missed Deadlines in 5 Recalls
- NHTSA prepares to reorganize its senior ranks
- DOT announces Fiat Chrysler public hearing and issues special order
- Auto recalls hit record level in U.S.
- Recalled Used Cars Roam the Roads as Federal Legislation Stalls
- U.S. Pushes for Wider Recall of Graco Car Seats – 3/21/14
- Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire
- Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire – 2/21/14
- General Motors Recalls 778,000 Small Cars for Ignition Switch Problem
- Ford Issues Recall for Focus E.V. and Ambulances – 11/1/13
- CAS Fact Sheet: NHTSA Shutdown Endangers American Drivers
- Toyota Recalls Vehicles a Second Time
- NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls – 8/14/13
- Government Fines Volvo $1.5 Million for Delaying Recall Reports – 7/3/13
- Honda Fit Is Recalled 2nd Time to Fix Switch That Could Cause a Fire – 6/28/13
- Service Campaign: Should G.M. Have Recalled Saturn Ions for Steering Failures?
- One Woman’s Persistence Contributed To Big Honda Recall – 4/12/2013
- Honda, Nissan and Toyota in massive recall
- Petition by Owner Prompts Recall of 183,000 Honda Vehicles
- Statistical Change Skews Auto Recall Figures – 2/27/13
- BMW Recalls More Than 500,000 Cars for Cable Problem
- 16.2 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2012, Safety Agency Says
- Honda Recalling 807,000 S.U.V.’s and Minivans
- What’s Hidden Under The Hood?
- Ford Recalling 73,000 Escapes and 15,800 Fusions
- Toyota to recall 2.8 million vehicles worldwide for steering, water pump problems
- Mazda Follows Ford With Recall of Tributes
- After Recalls, N.H.T.S.A. Keeps Its Investigation Open
- Ford Paying Dealers $300 Spiff For Escape Recall
- Second major automaker takes action after ABC15 investigation into deadly Payson crash
- Recall repairs on 2002-2004 Ford Escapes questioned by safety advocate – 7/10/12
- Letter to Ford President & CEO Alan Mulally Re: 2002-04 Ford Escape Unintended Acceleration – 7/10/12
- Reports of Unintended Acceleration Lead to Defect Petition for 320,000 Ford Escapes
- Major carmaker Ford under fire after inspection of deadly Payson, Arizona accident
- CAS Seeks Ford Escape Sudden Acceleration Recall
- Risk of fires forces GM to recall more than 475,000 Cruze compact cars
- Despite Transmission Failures, Agency Will Not Require Further Action from Honda
- Honda Transmission Recall Notification
- Honda Recalls 1.5 Million Accords, CR-Vs and Elements to Reprogram Transmission Software
- Why your used vehicle could have a dangerous defect
- 5 tips for dealing with an automotive recall
- Recalled used vehicles up for sale
- Safety Recalls May Be ‘Voluntary,’ but Are Required by Law
- Late safety recalls cost Toyota record fines
- Ford Windstar Rear Axle Failure
- Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
- BMW Recalling 130,000 Cars for Problems With Its Twin-Turbo Engine
- Auto recall speed praised
- Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Brake Master Cylinder Seal Recall: Selected 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey Vehicles
- Consumer Advisory: NHTSA Repeats Caution to Owners of Various Recalled Ford Vehicles on Fire Risk
- Toyota Is Recalling 1.1 Million Corollas and Matrixes for Stalling Problem
- Honda Recalls 384,000 Vehicles Over a Familiar Problem
- Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Ignition Switch Interlock Mechanism Recall: 2003 Accord, Civic, 2003/2004 Element Vehicles
- New Toyota Recall Involves About 400,000 Vehicles
- Company Involved in G.M. Recall Said the Problem Runs Deeper
- Chrysler & NHTSA Secret Agreement not to Recall Minivan for Latch Failure
- Toyota Steering Relay Rod Failure Recall
- Car Seat Recall Nearly 10 Years in the Making
- Honda Recalling Ridgeline Pickups for Electrical Issue
- Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups for Excessive Corrosion
- Secret NCAP Tests Reveal Child Seat Defects
- Wisconsin Attorney General to DOT Secretary Mineta on Regional Recalls 11-15-05
- Info on Car Safety Off-Limits to Public
- Safety Scandal Shames Mitsubishi
- Former Mitsubishi President is Arrested
- Mitsubishi Motors Admits Decades-Long Defect Cover-Up
- Transmissions Prompt Large Honda Recall
- Ford: Truck Buyers Stuck with Lemon Diesel
- Safety Firebrand Refuses to Relent
- Dealers Caught in Warranty War
- Consumer Groups Attack NHTSA Safety Defects Policies
- Is Your Car As Good As You Think It Is?
- Ford TFI Module National Class Settlement
- Fords Trouble Prone Focus Hit With Safety Recalls, Service Campaigns & Investigations
NHTSA News
- Safety ‘shenanigans’ must be addressed, Nader says
- Comments on NHTSA Pilot Program: State Registration Recall Notification
- Former NHTSA Administrator Joan Claybrook Criticizes DOT-Auto Makers Safety Deal Cut Behind Closed Doors
- DOT, Automakers Agree on Proactive Safety Principles – 1/15/16
- CAS Statement on NHTSA $105 Million Fine of Fiat Chrysler for Violations of Federal Recall Laws
- NHTSA blocks former chief from Toyota testimony
- DOT Inspector General Report News and Coverage
- Sens. Markey, Blumenthal Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA
- Help NHTSA turn car safety around: Our view
- CAS Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defects Investigations
- Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
- Transportation Sec. Foxx announces formation of new NHTSA safety teams
- NHTSA prepares to reorganize its senior ranks
- Safety Chief Rosekind Shifts Defective Car Oversight into Overdrive
- NHTSA’s Rosekind lays down the law, and the industry is rattled
Check Your Vehicle’s VIN for Outstanding Recalls
Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Recalls
Emissions Recalls
Regional Recalls
- Takata Airbag Homepage
- G.M. to Expand Last Year’s Limited Recall of S.U.V.’s
- NHTSA Regional Recall Archived Page
- Isuzu Recalls 11,000 Amigo and Rodeo Sport Models for Rust Condition
- Long-Running Recalls of Ford Windstar Minivan Are Expanded to Virginia – 5/11/12
- Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem
- Ford Windstar Rear Axle Failure
- Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
- Volvo Fuel Pump Extended Warranty and Regional Recall
- Geographic Recalls Listed by Manufacturer
- Regional/Geographic Recall Overview
- Consumer Groups Challenge the Use of Regional Safety Recalls
- Regional Recalls by Manufacturer
- Consumers Sue Over Limited Car Recalls
- Consumer Groups Sue Over Car Recall Limits
- Geographic Recalls in the News
- Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem
- NHTSA Reverses Redaction Policy
- Letter to Administrator Runge on Redaction
- Letter to Attorney General of California Bill Lockyer
- CAS and Public Citizen Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge
- Don’t Be A Geographic Recall Victim
- “Its Not Hot in Death Valley and It Doesnt Snow Hard In Buffalo”
Safety Improvement Campaigns
Buyback Recalls
Major & Historic Recalls
- Evenflo child restraint false latching
- Takata Airbag Inflator Ruptures
- General Motors Recalls
- Stalling Recalls from 1966 through 2013
- Vehicle Recall Totals by Manufacturer, 2000-2013
- Major Recalls – General Motors Ignition Switches
- Major Recalls – Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel Tank
- Major Recalls – Toyota Sudden Acceleration
- Chrysler Minivan Liftgate Latch
- Ford Explorer-Firestone Tire
- Toyota Recalls
- Ford Ignition Switch Fires
- Takata Seat Belt Buckle
- GM Side Saddle Gas Tank Fires
- Passenger Vehicle Recalls 1966-2013
- Largest Vehicle Recalls
- Audi Sudden Acceleration
- General Motors X-Car Brake Lock-up
- Ford Transmissions Failure to Hold in Park
- Ford Pinto Fuel Tank
- Firestone 500 Steel Belted Radials
- Chevrolet Motor Mounts
- MAJOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS & INVESTIGATIONS
Import Recalls
- NHTSA reviews Ford recall of cars prone to overheating, fires
- Federal Government Sells Vehicles with Unrepaired Safety Recalls
- FTC Sells Out Consumers & Justice Department in Consent Order Allowing GM to Sell Certified Used Cars With Outstanding Safety Recalls
- Report: 1 in 6 cars on road is recalled but not fixed
- CBS News: Is your used car dealership selling vehicles with safety recalls?
- Fixing the U.S. recall loophole is a job for ‘someone else’
- Questions raised about General Motors, government action in recall over thousands of car fires
- Stout Risius Ross Automotive Warranty and Recall Report 2015
- After Battling Safety Agency, Recaro Changes Course on Car Seat Recall
- AutoNation grounds vehicles under recall
- Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow at NHTSA Public Hearing on Chrysler Recalls
- Fiat Chrysler answers criticism surrounding handling of recalls
- Fiat Chrysler Tells US It Missed Deadlines in 5 Recalls
- NHTSA prepares to reorganize its senior ranks
- DOT announces Fiat Chrysler public hearing and issues special order
- Auto recalls hit record level in U.S.
- Recalled Used Cars Roam the Roads as Federal Legislation Stalls
- U.S. Pushes for Wider Recall of Graco Car Seats – 3/21/14
- Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire
- Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire – 2/21/14
- General Motors Recalls 778,000 Small Cars for Ignition Switch Problem
- Ford Issues Recall for Focus E.V. and Ambulances – 11/1/13
- CAS Fact Sheet: NHTSA Shutdown Endangers American Drivers
- Toyota Recalls Vehicles a Second Time
- NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls – 8/14/13
- Government Fines Volvo $1.5 Million for Delaying Recall Reports – 7/3/13
- Honda Fit Is Recalled 2nd Time to Fix Switch That Could Cause a Fire – 6/28/13
- Service Campaign: Should G.M. Have Recalled Saturn Ions for Steering Failures?
- One Woman’s Persistence Contributed To Big Honda Recall – 4/12/2013
- Honda, Nissan and Toyota in massive recall
- Petition by Owner Prompts Recall of 183,000 Honda Vehicles
- Statistical Change Skews Auto Recall Figures – 2/27/13
- BMW Recalls More Than 500,000 Cars for Cable Problem
- 16.2 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2012, Safety Agency Says
- Honda Recalling 807,000 S.U.V.’s and Minivans
- What’s Hidden Under The Hood?
- Ford Recalling 73,000 Escapes and 15,800 Fusions
- Toyota to recall 2.8 million vehicles worldwide for steering, water pump problems
- Mazda Follows Ford With Recall of Tributes
- After Recalls, N.H.T.S.A. Keeps Its Investigation Open
- Ford Paying Dealers $300 Spiff For Escape Recall
- Second major automaker takes action after ABC15 investigation into deadly Payson crash
- Recall repairs on 2002-2004 Ford Escapes questioned by safety advocate – 7/10/12
- Letter to Ford President & CEO Alan Mulally Re: 2002-04 Ford Escape Unintended Acceleration – 7/10/12
- Reports of Unintended Acceleration Lead to Defect Petition for 320,000 Ford Escapes
- Major carmaker Ford under fire after inspection of deadly Payson, Arizona accident
- CAS Seeks Ford Escape Sudden Acceleration Recall
- Risk of fires forces GM to recall more than 475,000 Cruze compact cars
- Despite Transmission Failures, Agency Will Not Require Further Action from Honda
- Honda Transmission Recall Notification
- Honda Recalls 1.5 Million Accords, CR-Vs and Elements to Reprogram Transmission Software
- Why your used vehicle could have a dangerous defect
- 5 tips for dealing with an automotive recall
- Recalled used vehicles up for sale
- Safety Recalls May Be ‘Voluntary,’ but Are Required by Law
- Late safety recalls cost Toyota record fines
- Ford Windstar Rear Axle Failure
- Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
- BMW Recalling 130,000 Cars for Problems With Its Twin-Turbo Engine
- Auto recall speed praised
- Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Brake Master Cylinder Seal Recall: Selected 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey Vehicles
- Consumer Advisory: NHTSA Repeats Caution to Owners of Various Recalled Ford Vehicles on Fire Risk
- Toyota Is Recalling 1.1 Million Corollas and Matrixes for Stalling Problem
- Honda Recalls 384,000 Vehicles Over a Familiar Problem
- Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Ignition Switch Interlock Mechanism Recall: 2003 Accord, Civic, 2003/2004 Element Vehicles
- New Toyota Recall Involves About 400,000 Vehicles
- Company Involved in G.M. Recall Said the Problem Runs Deeper
- Chrysler & NHTSA Secret Agreement not to Recall Minivan for Latch Failure
- Toyota Steering Relay Rod Failure Recall
- Car Seat Recall Nearly 10 Years in the Making
- Honda Recalling Ridgeline Pickups for Electrical Issue
- Consumer Advisory: Toyota Announces Recall of 110,000 Tundra Pickups for Excessive Corrosion
- Secret NCAP Tests Reveal Child Seat Defects
- Wisconsin Attorney General to DOT Secretary Mineta on Regional Recalls 11-15-05
- Info on Car Safety Off-Limits to Public
- Safety Scandal Shames Mitsubishi
- Former Mitsubishi President is Arrested
- Mitsubishi Motors Admits Decades-Long Defect Cover-Up
- Transmissions Prompt Large Honda Recall
- Ford: Truck Buyers Stuck with Lemon Diesel
- Safety Firebrand Refuses to Relent
- Dealers Caught in Warranty War
- Consumer Groups Attack NHTSA Safety Defects Policies
- Is Your Car As Good As You Think It Is?
- Ford TFI Module National Class Settlement
- Fords Trouble Prone Focus Hit With Safety Recalls, Service Campaigns & Investigations
- Safety ‘shenanigans’ must be addressed, Nader says
- Comments on NHTSA Pilot Program: State Registration Recall Notification
- Former NHTSA Administrator Joan Claybrook Criticizes DOT-Auto Makers Safety Deal Cut Behind Closed Doors
- DOT, Automakers Agree on Proactive Safety Principles – 1/15/16
- CAS Statement on NHTSA $105 Million Fine of Fiat Chrysler for Violations of Federal Recall Laws
- NHTSA blocks former chief from Toyota testimony
- DOT Inspector General Report News and Coverage
- Sens. Markey, Blumenthal Call for Increased Transparency, Accountability at NHTSA
- Help NHTSA turn car safety around: Our view
- CAS Statement on NHTSA’s Path Forward for Defects Investigations
- Markey, Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA’s “Path Forward”
- Transportation Sec. Foxx announces formation of new NHTSA safety teams
- NHTSA prepares to reorganize its senior ranks
- Safety Chief Rosekind Shifts Defective Car Oversight into Overdrive
- NHTSA’s Rosekind lays down the law, and the industry is rattled
- Takata Airbag Homepage
- G.M. to Expand Last Year’s Limited Recall of S.U.V.’s
- NHTSA Regional Recall Archived Page
- Isuzu Recalls 11,000 Amigo and Rodeo Sport Models for Rust Condition
- Long-Running Recalls of Ford Windstar Minivan Are Expanded to Virginia – 5/11/12
- Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem
- Ford Windstar Rear Axle Failure
- Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
- Volvo Fuel Pump Extended Warranty and Regional Recall
- Geographic Recalls Listed by Manufacturer
- Regional/Geographic Recall Overview
- Consumer Groups Challenge the Use of Regional Safety Recalls
- Regional Recalls by Manufacturer
- Consumers Sue Over Limited Car Recalls
- Consumer Groups Sue Over Car Recall Limits
- Geographic Recalls in the News
- Letter to Dr. Runge: The Temporal Recall Problem
- NHTSA Reverses Redaction Policy
- Letter to Administrator Runge on Redaction
- Letter to Attorney General of California Bill Lockyer
- CAS and Public Citizen Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge
- Don’t Be A Geographic Recall Victim
- “Its Not Hot in Death Valley and It Doesnt Snow Hard In Buffalo”
- Evenflo child restraint false latching
- Takata Airbag Inflator Ruptures
- General Motors Recalls
- Stalling Recalls from 1966 through 2013
- Vehicle Recall Totals by Manufacturer, 2000-2013
- Major Recalls – General Motors Ignition Switches
- Major Recalls – Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel Tank
- Major Recalls – Toyota Sudden Acceleration
- Chrysler Minivan Liftgate Latch
- Ford Explorer-Firestone Tire
- Toyota Recalls
- Ford Ignition Switch Fires
- Takata Seat Belt Buckle
- GM Side Saddle Gas Tank Fires
- Passenger Vehicle Recalls 1966-2013
- Largest Vehicle Recalls
- Audi Sudden Acceleration
- General Motors X-Car Brake Lock-up
- Ford Transmissions Failure to Hold in Park
- Ford Pinto Fuel Tank
- Firestone 500 Steel Belted Radials
- Chevrolet Motor Mounts
- MAJOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS & INVESTIGATIONS