Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1977

Manufacturers filed 309 US vehicle safety recalls in 1977, covering 11,544,627 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 32.

Campaigns
309
Vehicles covered
11,544,627
Largest recall
1,390,000
Rank by volume
#35 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1977

  1. Ford2,541,284 vehicles32 recalls
  2. Dodge3,807,613 vehicles17 recalls
  3. White Truck26,342 vehicles16 recalls
  4. Chevrolet516,622 vehicles13 recalls
  5. Mack66,107 vehicles8 recalls
  6. International Harvester108,815 vehicles7 recalls
  7. Volkswagen325,028 vehicles7 recalls
  8. Peterbilt2,162 vehicles6 recalls
  9. AM General10,390 vehicles5 recalls
  10. Freightliner17,230 vehicles5 recalls
  11. BMW35,798 vehicles4 recalls
  12. Cooper2,875 vehicles4 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 1977

  1. Tires: Tread/Belt17 recalls
  2. Equipment: Labels12 recalls
  3. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar11 recalls
  4. Tires10 recalls
  5. Equipment: Helmets8 recalls
  6. Unknown or Other8 recalls
  7. Exterior Lighting7 recalls
  8. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings7 recalls
  9. Wheels7 recalls
  10. Service Brakes, Air: Interconnecting Assembly(wiring)6 recalls

Largest recalls of 1977

  1. Honda — Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap77V23300028 December 19771,390,000
  2. Dodge — Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System77V24200028 December 19771,300,000
  3. Dodge — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings77V18800025 October 19771,225,000
  4. Dodge — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch77V24000028 December 19771,207,458
  5. Chrysler — Electrical System: Wiring77V20100016 November 1977800,000
  6. Ford — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan77V12500016 August 1977742,000
  7. Ford — Seats: Recliner77V04300028 March 1977480,000
  8. Ford — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan77V09700020 June 1977471,535
  9. Firestone — Tires: Tread/Belt77T0060007 March 1977400,000
  10. Chevrolet — Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal77V17800014 October 1977330,468
  11. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap77V14600015 September 1977290,000
  12. Ford — Unknown or Other77V10200027 June 1977252,000
  13. Volkswagen — Vehicle Speed Control: Cables77V24500030 December 1977219,000
  14. OPEL — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings77V0490006 April 1977155,035
  15. Toyota — Electrical System: Switch77V12400016 August 1977134,625
  16. Cadillac — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Rail77V18300019 October 1977133,419
  17. OPEL — Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly77V0480006 April 1977128,700
  18. Chevrolet — Suspension: Lower Arm77V09800022 June 1977107,584
  19. Suburban Manufacturing — Visibility: Heater Core77E01200015 June 197785,000
  20. Porsche — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Rail77V10500028 June 197783,000
  21. Harley-Davidson — Service Brakes, Hydraulic77V0320001 March 197779,056
  22. International Harvester — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar77V12700024 August 197776,000
  23. Volkswagen — Steering: Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)77V24600030 December 197768,000
  24. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings77V14100013 September 197760,000
  25. Fruhling Products — Equipment: Helmets77E01100010 June 197757,000

The 25 largest of 309 filed in 1977. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1977 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1977 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1977 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1977 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 1977 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1977 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.