Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1974

Manufacturers filed 292 US vehicle safety recalls in 1974, covering 4,601,843 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 17.

Campaigns
292
Vehicles covered
4,601,843
Largest recall
1,218,387
Rank by volume
#36 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1974

  1. Ford261,330 vehicles17 recalls
  2. Mack16,736 vehicles13 recalls
  3. International Harvester31,939 vehicles12 recalls
  4. Chevrolet1,290,981 vehicles11 recalls
  5. Dodge70,398 vehicles11 recalls
  6. White Truck3,813 vehicles8 recalls
  7. Freightliner1,232 vehicles7 recalls
  8. Peterbilt2,829 vehicles7 recalls
  9. Buick51,261 vehicles6 recalls
  10. AM General34,271 vehicles5 recalls
  11. Firestone21,651 vehicles5 recalls
  12. GMC10,815 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 1974

  1. Wheels: Hubcap/Cover17 recalls
  2. Tires: Tread/Belt13 recalls
  3. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Shoes/Linings11 recalls
  4. Tires: Bead10 recalls
  5. Vehicle Speed Control10 recalls
  6. Exterior Lighting9 recalls
  7. Structure: Frame and Members8 recalls
  8. Service Brakes, Air: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings7 recalls
  9. Structure7 recalls
  10. Tires7 recalls

Largest recalls of 1974

  1. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Vacuum74V02700015 February 19741,218,387
  2. B.f.goodrich — Tires74T02600026 August 19741,000,000
  3. Pathfinder — Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer74E03400015 October 1974400,760
  4. Cadillac — Steering: Idler and Attachment74V20200031 October 1974270,400
  5. Chrysler — Suspension: Lower Arm74V0070007 January 1974159,149
  6. Ford — Vehicle Speed Control74V01100016 January 1974127,208
  7. Honda — Electrical System: Wiring74V08000023 May 197466,856
  8. Honda — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly74V23300025 November 197466,109
  9. Nissan — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump74V11700022 July 197463,023
  10. Dodge — Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal74V1670001 October 197455,862
  11. Romanow Enterprises — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings74E02800030 August 197455,000
  12. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings74V1410004 September 197442,723
  13. Stroll-O-Chair — Child Seat74C00400018 January 197441,200
  14. Fiat — Structure: Frame and Members74V1080002 July 197440,831
  15. Kelsey Hayes — Service Brakes, Electric74E03500030 October 197440,000
  16. Triumph — Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly74V11100016 July 197439,924
  17. Suburban — Visibility: Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System74E04200010 December 197439,333
  18. Volvo — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly74V07900021 May 197436,233
  19. Ford — Tires: Tread/Belt74V1180001 August 197435,711
  20. Peugeot — Visibility: Interior74V0680003 May 197435,000
  21. Ford — Suspension: Upper Arm74V23500026 November 197432,003
  22. Armstrong — Tires: Bead74T03300011 October 197428,314
  23. Buick — Seat Belts: Retractor74V01600025 January 197426,421
  24. AM General — Vehicle Speed Control: Cables74V1690002 October 197422,364
  25. Saab — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Rail74V18600015 October 197421,038

The 25 largest of 292 filed in 1974. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1974 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1974 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1974 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1974 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 1974 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1974 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.