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# Vehicle Safety Recall Tracker: 2026 statistics from 872 public records

**The most common component is Equipment: 172 of 872 records (19.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov).**

Data as of 2026-11-03 · Compiled by Zalwin from U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's NhtsaRecallPulse dataset holds 872 NhtsaRecallPulse records dated 2025-10-28 to 2026-10-28 (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common component is Equipment: 172 of 872 records (19.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 871 records with a stated units affected, the total is 37,724,597 and the median is 533; the largest is 4,381,878 (Ford Motor Company) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov). [#](#finding-3)
- The top 10% of records by units affected (87 of 871) account for 87.5% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov). [#](#finding-4)
- 65 of 872 records (7.5%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov). [#](#finding-5)

## NhtsaRecallPulse records by component

| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 172 | 19.7% |
| Electrical system | 172 | 19.7% |
| Structure | 57 | 6.5% |
| Back over prevention | 46 | 5.3% |
| Exterior lighting | 41 | 4.7% |
| Other | 39 | 4.5% |
| Power train | 38 | 4.4% |
| Service brakes | 36 | 4.1% |
| Fuel system | 36 | 4.1% |
| Air bags | 36 | 4.1% |
| Seat belts | 32 | 3.7% |
| Seats | 29 | 3.3% |
| Engine and engine cooling | 28 | 3.2% |
| Suspension | 27 | 3.1% |
| Visibility | 24 | 2.8% |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 872 public records dated 2025-10-28 to 2026-10-28; illustrative samples excluded.

- Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls, via data.transportation.gov. Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.

- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated units affected.

- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.

### Cite this study

Zalwin Research, "NhtsaRecallPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/nhtsarecallpulse

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