Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1992

Manufacturers filed 217 US vehicle safety recalls in 1992, covering 12,635,154 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 13.

Campaigns
217
Vehicles covered
12,635,154
Largest recall
969,182
Rank by volume
#51 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1992

  1. Ford2,350,274 vehicles13 recalls
  2. Chevrolet590,234 vehicles12 recalls
  3. Blue Bird6,688 vehicles6 recalls
  4. Buick684,671 vehicles6 recalls
  5. Chrysler148,492 vehicles6 recalls
  6. Harley-Davidson219,242 vehicles6 recalls
  7. Oshkosh9,880 vehicles6 recalls
  8. BMW44,381 vehicles5 recalls
  9. Chance1,200 vehicles4 recalls
  10. Dodge121,600 vehicles4 recalls
  11. International Harvester332,015 vehicles4 recalls
  12. Mazda222,651 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 1992

  1. Child Seat8 recalls
  2. Wheels8 recalls
  3. Seat Belts: Anchorage7 recalls
  4. Vehicle Speed Control7 recalls
  5. Seat Belts6 recalls
  6. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings6 recalls
  7. Tires6 recalls
  8. Unknown or Other6 recalls
  9. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings5 recalls
  10. Seats5 recalls

Largest recalls of 1992

  1. Century — Child Seat92C01700025 August 1992969,182
  2. Honda — Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap92V0280003 March 1992903,219
  3. Century — Child Seat92C00600021 January 1992727,343
  4. Ford — Wheels92V06500011 May 1992654,000
  5. Volkswagen — Visibility: Heater Core92V05000014 April 1992650,000
  6. Ford — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly92V11300017 August 1992565,000
  7. Toyota — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch92V13500022 September 1992554,910
  8. Renault — Visibility: Heater Core92V05100010 April 1992540,000
  9. Fisher Price — Child Seat92C01900025 August 1992472,000
  10. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Shoes/Linings92V0260003 March 1992467,000
  11. Fisher Price — Child Seat92C01800025 August 1992423,900
  12. Toyota — Exterior Lighting: Headlights92V11100013 July 1992360,399
  13. Volkswagen — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings92V05800014 April 1992358,000
  14. Chevrolet — Seat Belts92V00300010 January 1992347,866
  15. Buick — Seats: Recliner92V1240001 September 1992319,181
  16. Ford — Seat Belts: Anchorage92V06300029 April 1992306,000
  17. Jeep — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings92V14800014 October 1992280,000
  18. Buick — Seat Belts92V0940001 July 1992219,571
  19. GEO — Air Bags92V0910016 July 1992211,306
  20. Norcold — Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer92E02500010 November 1992190,496
  21. Ford — Structure: Door92V00600014 January 1992190,000
  22. International Harvester — Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly92V10200020 July 1992185,000
  23. Toyota — Seat Belts92V02500028 February 1992175,923
  24. Subaru — Suspension: Rear92V0010002 December 1992147,000
  25. International Harvester — Steering: Shaft Pitman92V15300024 October 1992145,682

The 25 largest of 217 filed in 1992. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1992 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1992 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1992 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1992 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 1992 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1992 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.