Auto recalls seemed to be in the news frequently in the past year, leading to many consumers receiving a card in the mail informing them that their cars or trucks might be included. Several manufacturers had far more recalls than others in 2022, and some for far more serious reasons. We took a look at the Department of Transportation’s recalls by manufacturer data to pinpoint which automakers dominated the year’s recalls.
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Ford Motor Co.
Number of Recalls: 67
Vehicles Included: 8,636,265
Ford surpassed every other automaker with more than double the number of vehicles potentially impacted by recalls. Everything from risks of engine fires to cars and SUVs that could roll away when thought to be in park plagued nearly 9 million Ford vehicles.
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Volkswagen Group
Number of Recalls: 46
Vehicles Included: 1,078,443
From annoying malfunctioning rearview cameras to potentially deadly malfunctioning airbags that could explode if deployed during a car crash, Volkswagen’s recalls ranged from minuscule to substantial. In addition to Volkswagen brand vehicles, the recalls extended to Audi and Porsche nameplates.
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Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram (Stellantis)
Number of Recalls: 38
Vehicles Included: 3,041,431
More than a million Ram trucks were recalled in November 2022 due to the potential for tailgates to come open while driving, but Chrysler had a slew of other recalls including tire pressure monitor malfunctions and fire risks.
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Mercedes-Benz
Number of Recalls: 34
Vehicles Included: 1,093,689
Nearly a million older Mercedes-Benz models were recalled in June 2022 for faulty braking systems. The German automaker’s recalls for the year didn’t stop there, however, surpassing 1 million potentially impacted vehicles.
General Motors
Number of Recalls: 32
Vehicles Included: 3,371,302
GM recalled 825,000 trucks in December for headlight issues, and the end-of-the-year recall pushed the auto giant’s recall total past 3 million models.
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Kia
Number of Recalls: 24
Vehicles Included: 1,458,962
Kia had a tough start to the year, recalling 410,000 vehicles in January because of concerns that vehicle airbags might not deploy in a crash. The defects didn’t stop there, and the South Korean automaker’s recall total reached nearly 1.5 million for the year.
Hyundai
Number of Recalls: 22
Vehicles Included: 1,452,101
Hyundai grappled with a massive recall that included 281,000 of its vehicles attributable to front seat-belt pretensioners that could explode — a malfunction that led to a handful of reported injuries.
Tesla
Number of Recalls: 20
Vehicles Included: 3,769,581
Tesla issued four recalls within two months’ time, including a recall in November affecting 321,000 vehicles.
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BMW
Number of Recalls: 19
Vehicles Included: 1,000,455
Engine fire risks sparked a recall that included 917,000 BMW models in March, which wound up being the automaker’s most notable recall of the year.
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