Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1993

Manufacturers filed 264 US vehicle safety recalls in 1993, covering 11,934,921 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 16.

Campaigns
264
Vehicles covered
11,934,921
Largest recall
1,702,880
Rank by volume
#42 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1993

  1. Ford2,926,181 vehicles16 recalls
  2. Chevrolet2,624,972 vehicles14 recalls
  3. Freightliner16,479 vehicles13 recalls
  4. Blue Bird25,889 vehicles7 recalls
  5. International Harvester14,492 vehicles7 recalls
  6. Jeep346,400 vehicles7 recalls
  7. Dodge77,600 vehicles6 recalls
  8. Fleetwood2,907 vehicles6 recalls
  9. Buick21,536 vehicles5 recalls
  10. Thomas112,218 vehicles5 recalls
  11. Volkswagen113,400 vehicles5 recalls
  12. Cadillac28,728 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 1993

  1. Seat Belts: Anchorage11 recalls
  2. Vehicle Speed Control10 recalls
  3. Structure: Body9 recalls
  4. Unknown or Other8 recalls
  5. Equipment: Labels7 recalls
  6. Suspension: Front7 recalls
  7. Trailer Hitches7 recalls
  8. Seats6 recalls
  9. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder6 recalls
  10. Steering: Linkages6 recalls

Largest recalls of 1993

  1. Chevrolet — Power Train: Automatic Transmission93V0160001 February 19931,702,880
  2. Ford — Structure: Frame and Members93V10600023 June 19931,610,000
  3. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly93V1250002 August 19931,131,000
  4. Honda — Fuel System, Gasoline92V02800115 April 1993920,583
  5. Chevrolet — Seats93V18700016 November 1993604,207
  6. Hyundai — Power Train: Manual Transmission93V1670004 October 1993515,000
  7. BMW — Visibility: Heater Core93V0150001 February 1993375,000
  8. GEO — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch93V18900123 November 1993356,097
  9. Saturn — Electrical System: Alternator/Generator/Regulator93V13200010 August 1993352,833
  10. GMC — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Rotor93V1190002 August 1993341,364
  11. Renolux — Child Seat93C01800020 May 1993313,831
  12. Kolcraft — Child Seat93C02500028 July 1993307,017
  13. Hyundai — Fuel System, Gasoline93V19200023 November 1993257,001
  14. Mazda — Structure: Door93V17400029 October 1993244,000
  15. Chevrolet — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan93V00800014 January 1993215,052
  16. Pontiac — Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly93V15400021 September 1993182,045
  17. Toyota — Equipment: Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.93V14700013 September 1993155,809
  18. Audi — Power Train: Axle Assembly93V00600011 January 1993152,000
  19. Century — Child Seat93C0120002 April 1993146,895
  20. Mercedes-Benz — Vehicle Speed Control93V09500027 May 1993128,000
  21. Jeep — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar93V21000013 December 1993115,000
  22. Pontiac — Vehicle Speed Control93V19000022 November 1993108,898
  23. Jeep — Electrical System: Switch93V08300011 May 1993100,000
  24. Hyundai — Seat Belts93V19600029 November 1993100,000
  25. Ford — Electrical System: Control Module93V05700015 April 199391,000

The 25 largest of 264 filed in 1993. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1993 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1993 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1993 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1993 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 1993 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1993 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.