US Vehicle Recalls

Look up vehicle recalls from the official NHTSA database, covering model years 2010 to today. Check a specific vehicle by VIN, or browse the full recall history for any make, model, year, or affected component.

What you'll find here

For every car sold in the United States since the 2010 model year, you can pull its full recall history from NHTSA: what was wrong, how many vehicles were affected, the manufacturer's free fix, and the dates. The data is organized so you can start from a VIN, a make, a model, a year, or a faulty component, and see how one vehicle's record compares to the rest.

• Model recall histories. The full record for a specific model, broken out year by year, with the defect, the safety risk, the remedy, and the number of vehicles affected for each recall.
• Make recall histories. Every recall for a manufacturer across model years 2010 onward, with the total campaigns, the vehicles affected, and the systems recalled most often.
• A safety score for every make and model. A 0 to 100 score and letter grade based on how serious and recent a vehicle's recalls are, so you can compare records at a glance.

How a recall check works

A recall happens when a manufacturer or NHTSA finds a vehicle has a safety defect or fails to meet a federal safety standard. The fix is free, and most safety recalls never expire, so it is worth checking even on an older car. The fastest way to know whether your vehicle is affected is to look it up by VIN. That result comes straight from NHTSA and reflects the open recalls that have not been repaired yet.

Browsing by make, by model year, or by affected component shows the historical record rather than the status of one specific car. To check your own vehicle, use the VIN lookup.