Ford, Chrysler and BMW Top 2023 Recall List

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released today the latest safety defect recall list by manufacturer for the 2023 year-to-date. Ford Motor Company with 31 recalls of more than 4,100,000 vehicles – 15% of all recalls – clearly led the list. Chrysler (aka FCA) with 27 recalls of more than 1.7 million vehicles (13%) was second. BMW was third with 19 recalls of 157,000 vehicles (9%). Forest River and Navistar rounded out the terrible top five.

Manufacturers that determine that a product or component of original equipment that either contains a safety defect or is not in compliance with Federal safety standards are required to notify NHTSA within 5 business days. NHTSA requires that manufacturers file a Defect and Noncompliance Report in compliance with Federal Regulation 49 (the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act) Part 573, which identifies the requirements for safety recalls.

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Top Automakers by Recalls thus far in 2023

1. Ford Motor Company
2. Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
3. BMW of North America, LLC
4. Forest River, Inc.
5. Navistar, Inc.
6. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
7. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
8. Jayco, Inc.
9. Nissan North America, Inc.
10. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
11. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
12. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

This information is stored in the NHTSA database – Click Here.