Recalls

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  Recalls_DOT_NHSA 01/22/2026 04:12:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Recalls. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E244565V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Recalls
Summary:  View help for Summary
Manufacturers who determine that a product or piece of original equipment either has a safety defect, or is not in compliance with federal safety standards, are required to notify NHTSA within five business days. NHTSA requires that manufacturers file a defect and noncompliance report as well as quarterly recall status reports, in compliance with Federal Regulation 49 (the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act) Part 573, which identifies the requirements for safety recalls. NHTSA stores this information and the data can be used to search for recall information related to specific NHTSA campaigns and product types.  
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets-and-apis

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms transportation; vehicle
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1949 – 11/18/2025 (Available 1949 to present, with daily updates. This was captured on 11/18/2025. Downloads for 2016, 2018 and 2020 were available on the same website, documentation also applied to all three timeframes)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 11/18/2025 – 11/18/2025
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) images: photographs, drawings, graphical representations; text


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