Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1969

Manufacturers filed 187 US vehicle safety recalls in 1969, covering 7,974,566 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Dodge filed the most that year, with 19.

Campaigns
187
Vehicles covered
7,974,566
Largest recall
2,966,979
Rank by volume
#54 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1969

  1. Dodge67,569 vehicles19 recalls
  2. International Harvester36,296 vehicles14 recalls
  3. Chevrolet2,607,066 vehicles10 recalls
  4. Ford669,650 vehicles10 recalls
  5. American Motors82,682 vehicles9 recalls
  6. Jeep6,969 vehicles7 recalls
  7. Toyota122,692 vehicles7 recalls
  8. Kenworth2,893 vehicles6 recalls
  9. Mack5,457 vehicles6 recalls
  10. Pontiac843,737 vehicles6 recalls
  11. Nissan144,306 vehicles5 recalls
  12. Volvo26,225 vehicles5 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 1969

  1. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings16 recalls
  2. Tires9 recalls
  3. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder7 recalls
  4. Vehicle Speed Control7 recalls
  5. Wheels6 recalls
  6. Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System5 recalls
  7. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar5 recalls
  8. Parking Brake: Air4 recalls
  9. Seats4 recalls
  10. Trailer Hitches4 recalls

Largest recalls of 1969

  1. Buick — Vehicle Speed Control69V03100028 February 19692,966,979
  2. Chevrolet — Engine and Engine Cooling: Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe69V03000028 February 19692,570,914
  3. Pontiac — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings69V0380008 April 1969830,000
  4. Ford — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch69V0770002 June 1969354,000
  5. GMC — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder69V0390008 April 1969163,493
  6. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Fluid69V11000015 August 1969110,000
  7. Ford — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch69V0580007 May 196980,700
  8. Ford — Service Brakes, Air: Slack Adjusters69V1150004 September 196973,400
  9. Nissan — Seat Belts: Anchorage69V17800024 December 196970,887
  10. Toyota — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings69V0900007 July 196955,000
  11. General — Tires69T0010005 February 196942,205
  12. OPEL — Seats69V13200030 September 196939,856
  13. Nissan — Fuel System, Gasoline: Delivery69V02900024 March 196939,426
  14. Toyota — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder69V0790005 June 196939,000
  15. American Motors — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings69V06400012 May 196927,242
  16. Fiat — Visibility: Exterior69V00900014 January 196925,413
  17. American Motors — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly69V06600012 May 196925,409
  18. Chevrolet — Structure: Underbody Shields69V0910009 July 196924,017
  19. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Rotor69V10000016 July 196923,100
  20. International Harvester — Suspension: Wheel Bearing69V0370007 April 196921,040
  21. OPEL — Vehicle Speed Control: Linkages69V0020007 August 196920,978
  22. Dodge — Seat Belts: Front69V0620007 May 196918,905
  23. Toyota — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder69V0140004 January 196918,395
  24. Nissan — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch69V16500024 November 196918,172
  25. Ford — Seats69V03300024 March 196916,400

The 25 largest of 187 filed in 1969. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1969 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1969 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1969 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1969 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 1969 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1969 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.