Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1966

Manufacturers filed 58 US vehicle safety recalls in 1966, covering 982,823 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Dodge filed the most that year, with 10.

Campaigns
58
Vehicles covered
982,823
Largest recall
174,857
Rank by volume
#60 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1966

  1. Dodge113,985 vehicles10 recalls
  2. Ford128,970 vehicles10 recalls
  3. GMC17,926 vehicles7 recalls
  4. Chevrolet156,083 vehicles4 recalls
  5. International Harvester231 vehicles4 recalls
  6. Rolls-Royce444 vehicles4 recalls
  7. American Motors175,285 vehicles2 recalls
  8. Brown100 vehicles2 recalls
  9. Honda32,401 vehicles2 recalls
  10. Oldsmobile77,084 vehicles2 recalls
  11. Pontiac109,686 vehicles2 recalls
  12. Volkswagen84,990 vehicles2 recalls

Counted by the make named on each filing, so a manufacturer that sells several brands appears once per brand.

Parts recalled most in 1966

  1. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings6 recalls
  2. Vehicle Speed Control6 recalls
  3. Wheels5 recalls
  4. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar4 recalls
  5. Steering: Linkages4 recalls
  6. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Power Assist3 recalls
  7. Steering: Connection3 recalls
  8. Seat Belts: Anchorage2 recalls
  9. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Caliper2 recalls
  10. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Pedals and Linkages2 recalls

Largest recalls of 1966

  1. American Motors — Power Train: Automatic Transmission66V0210008 November 1966174,857
  2. Chevrolet — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar66V03200119 January 1966138,878
  3. Pontiac — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar66V03200219 December 1966104,736
  4. Oldsmobile — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar66V03200319 January 196670,644
  5. Buick — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar66V03200419 January 196668,184
  6. Ford — Seat Belts: Anchorage66V0040026 October 196665,000
  7. Volkswagen — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Pedals and Linkages66V00600010 October 196664,596
  8. Dodge — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings66V00900112 October 196659,749
  9. Ford — Vehicle Speed Control66V01200018 October 196647,300
  10. Dodge — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch66V00800212 October 196641,953
  11. Volkswagen — Electrical System: Starter Assembly66V03600028 December 196620,394
  12. Honda — Power Train: Manual Transmission66V00300029 September 196618,572
  13. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings66V0200023 November 196616,008
  14. Honda — Vehicle Speed Control66V03400021 December 196613,829
  15. Dodge — Wheels66V00700012 October 19669,869
  16. Ford — Steering: Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)66V0040066 October 19669,000
  17. Morris — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Power Assist66V02800028 November 19668,386
  18. GMC — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings66V02300115 November 19666,638
  19. GMC — Power Train: Clutch Assembly66V02300215 November 19666,621
  20. Oldsmobile — Vehicle Speed Control66V0200033 November 19666,440
  21. Chrysler — Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System66V00200129 September 19666,101
  22. Pontiac — Electrical System: Front Underhood66V01100313 October 19664,950
  23. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder66V01400020 October 19663,500
  24. Mercedes-Benz — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System66V02700023 November 19662,455
  25. GMC — Seat Belts: Anchorage66V01100113 October 19662,157

The 25 largest of 58 filed in 1966. See every recall or the largest on record.

1967 (143) →

Every year on record, with the long-run trend.

About this figure

1966 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1966 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1966 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1966 is counted twice, so the figure is not a count of distinct vehicles.

Do Not Drive and Park Outside flags entered NHTSA’s public record in May 2025. This page shows no advisory section for 1966 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1966 recall was urgent.

Compiled from NHTSA’s published recall files, which are US government open data and rebuilt daily. Figures on this page reflect the record as of 18 September 2026. Read the methodology, or check a specific vehicle at nhtsa.gov.