Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1991

Manufacturers filed 281 US vehicle safety recalls in 1991, covering 14,400,184 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Chevrolet filed the most that year, with 24.

Campaigns
281
Vehicles covered
14,400,184
Largest recall
1,350,000
Rank by volume
#39 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1991

  1. Chevrolet1,726,537 vehicles24 recalls
  2. Ford2,265,200 vehicles14 recalls
  3. Cadillac3,314 vehicles12 recalls
  4. Dodge847,190 vehicles9 recalls
  5. Buick690,614 vehicles7 recalls
  6. Freightliner23,239 vehicles7 recalls
  7. Winnebago1,120 vehicles7 recalls
  8. Kenworth23,059 vehicles6 recalls
  9. Kolcraft274,914 vehicles6 recalls
  10. Mazda86,768 vehicles6 recalls
  11. Oshkosh3,395 vehicles6 recalls
  12. Thomas7,788 vehicles6 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 1991

  1. Seat Belts: Anchorage15 recalls
  2. Child Seat14 recalls
  3. Power Train: Automatic Transmission12 recalls
  4. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Wheel Cylinders10 recalls
  5. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings10 recalls
  6. Seats8 recalls
  7. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar7 recalls
  8. Steering: Linkages7 recalls
  9. Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly6 recalls
  10. Tires: Tread/Belt6 recalls

Largest recalls of 1991

  1. Tru Cut — Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer91E01700010 May 19911,350,000
  2. Kar-Rite — Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer91E0100005 April 19911,268,225
  3. Hyundai — Engine and Engine Cooling: Exhaust System91V22500031 December 1991895,000
  4. Ford — Power Train: Automatic Transmission91V1890004 November 1991792,000
  5. Century — Child Seat91C00400023 January 1991732,523
  6. Chevrolet — Seat Belts91V20600026 November 1991722,884
  7. Century — Child Seat91C0420001 November 1991644,313
  8. Dodge — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly91V05300010 April 1991640,000
  9. Phoenix America — Exterior Lighting91E02700024 June 1991600,000
  10. Buick — Seat Belts91V0050002 October 1991412,792
  11. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Selector Devices91V1460004 September 1991350,000
  12. Petersen — Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer91E02000015 May 1991333,130
  13. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Rotor91V1340006 August 1991325,000
  14. Chevrolet — Structure: Hood91V13500019 August 1991290,408
  15. BELL — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Fluid91E0020007 January 1991288,588
  16. Ford — Seats91V0360004 March 1991278,000
  17. Chevrolet — Seat Belts: Anchorage91V1430004 September 1991231,833
  18. Buick — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch91V18600029 October 1991224,588
  19. Ford — Structure: Bumpers91V02600012 February 1991220,000
  20. Pontiac — Parking Brake: Conventional91V05500011 April 1991179,036
  21. Chevrolet — Suspension: Lower Arm91V21700013 December 1991166,624
  22. Nissan — Seat Belts91V0220008 February 1991165,000
  23. Kolcraft — Child Seat91C0430004 November 1991164,385
  24. Evenflo — Child Seat91C04500012 November 1991162,967
  25. Chrysler — Seat Belts: Anchorage91V12200011 July 1991130,000

The 25 largest of 281 filed in 1991. See every recall or the largest on record.

← 1990 (270)1992 (217) →

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

About this figure

1991 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1991 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1991 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1991 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 1991 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1991 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.