Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1975

Manufacturers filed 263 US vehicle safety recalls in 1975, covering 2,297,175 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 16.

Campaigns
263
Vehicles covered
2,297,175
Largest recall
234,278
Rank by volume
#43 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1975

  1. Ford565,050 vehicles16 recalls
  2. International Harvester21,319 vehicles11 recalls
  3. Mack9,844 vehicles11 recalls
  4. Dodge55,847 vehicles10 recalls
  5. Chevrolet420,961 vehicles9 recalls
  6. White Truck10,962 vehicles7 recalls
  7. B.f.goodrich67,289 vehicles6 recalls
  8. Fleetwood428 vehicles6 recalls
  9. Freightliner5,129 vehicles6 recalls
  10. Firestone16,357 vehicles5 recalls
  11. Flxible6,673 vehicles5 recalls
  12. Superior300 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 1975

  1. Equipment: Labels14 recalls
  2. Tires14 recalls
  3. Tires: Tread/Belt9 recalls
  4. Wheels9 recalls
  5. Exterior Lighting8 recalls
  6. Service Brakes, Air: Control Unit/Module7 recalls
  7. Service Brakes, Air: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings7 recalls
  8. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar7 recalls
  9. Unknown or Other7 recalls
  10. Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System6 recalls

Largest recalls of 1975

  1. Cadillac — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch75V0160003 January 1975234,278
  2. Chevrolet — Power Train: Axle Shaft75V03200019 February 1975220,982
  3. Ford — Seat Belts: Front75V0170003 January 1975178,000
  4. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System75V0420004 March 1975140,870
  5. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System75V0430004 March 1975140,870
  6. Honda — Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine75V06600024 April 1975131,817
  7. Chevrolet — Wheels: Multi Piece75V20400025 November 1975123,170
  8. Buick — Equipment: Carrier/Rack75V12900014 July 197598,631
  9. Starcraft — Structure75V11000012 June 197590,000
  10. Chrysler — Equipment: Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift75V0230005 February 197565,000
  11. B.f.goodrich — Service Brakes, Air: Wheel Speed Sensor75E0300009 July 197553,560
  12. Mercury — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings75V09300019 May 197544,890
  13. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Caliper75V13400017 July 197542,096
  14. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Differential Proportional Valve75V21400019 December 197539,278
  15. Chrysler — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Vacuum75V08600013 May 197533,500
  16. Dodge — Suspension75V1260008 July 197532,000
  17. Chevrolet — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan75V08700013 May 197531,073
  18. Mercedes-Benz — Seat Belts: Anchorage75V0540009 April 197529,228
  19. Goodyear — Tires75E0280002 July 197526,000
  20. Fiat — Vehicle Speed Control75V17300026 September 197525,000
  21. Harley-Davidson — Wheels75V1780008 October 197524,311
  22. Ford — Visibility: Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System75V21100018 December 197522,402
  23. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Pedals and Linkages75V08000012 May 197521,494
  24. Nissan — Fuel System, Gasoline: Mounting75V18100014 October 197520,187
  25. Cadillac — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar75V18000010 October 197518,676

The 25 largest of 263 filed in 1975. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1975 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1975 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1975 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1975 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 1975 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1975 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.