Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1994

Manufacturers filed 288 US vehicle safety recalls in 1994, covering 9,772,543 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 26.

Campaigns
288
Vehicles covered
9,772,543
Largest recall
2,800,000
Rank by volume
#37 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1994

  1. Ford1,938,464 vehicles26 recalls
  2. Chevrolet762,400 vehicles25 recalls
  3. Dodge37,062 vehicles12 recalls
  4. BMW207,402 vehicles9 recalls
  5. Buick341,339 vehicles9 recalls
  6. Saab59,778 vehicles9 recalls
  7. Nissan410,200 vehicles8 recalls
  8. Fleetwood5,316 vehicles7 recalls
  9. Thomas3,662 vehicles7 recalls
  10. Blue Bird9,858 vehicles6 recalls
  11. Holiday Rambler735 vehicles6 recalls
  12. Oshkosh3,156 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 1994

  1. Equipment: Labels12 recalls
  2. Vehicle Speed Control10 recalls
  3. Child Seat7 recalls
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings7 recalls
  5. Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar7 recalls
  6. Electrical System: Wiring6 recalls
  7. Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap6 recalls
  8. Fuel System, Gasoline: Mounting6 recalls
  9. Service Brakes, Air: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings6 recalls
  10. Seat Belts: Anchorage5 recalls

Largest recalls of 1994

  1. STP — Tires94E00200023 February 19942,800,000
  2. Ford — Parking Brake: Conventional94V1690017 September 1994835,791
  3. Cadillac — Power Train: Axle Assembly94V19900013 October 1994403,273
  4. Ford — Structure: Bumpers94V0180002 January 1994370,000
  5. Evenflo — Child Seat94C01600027 May 1994308,271
  6. Hyundai — Visibility: Heater Core94V1030006 June 1994270,000
  7. Volvo — Air Bags94V18500028 September 1994269,000
  8. Chevrolet — Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap94V07700025 April 1994232,988
  9. Jeep — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump94V1060009 June 1994230,000
  10. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components94V1520009 August 1994214,000
  11. Nissan — Vehicle Speed Control94V03500028 February 1994206,000
  12. Honda — Power Train: Automatic Transmission94V06300010 April 1994191,289
  13. Cosco — Child Seat94C00800022 March 1994162,650
  14. Chevrolet — Seat Belts: Rear/Other94V0270004 January 1994157,740
  15. Buick — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch94V15900031 August 1994139,542
  16. Buick — Fuel System, Gasoline: Mounting94V21000025 October 1994130,581
  17. Eagle — Visibility: Heater Core94V00600011 January 1994125,000
  18. Isuzu — Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine94V13200019 July 1994122,297
  19. Chevrolet — Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap94V01400026 January 1994117,200
  20. BMW — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings94V06600011 April 1994116,300
  21. Ford — Electrical System: Alternator/Generator/Regulator94V2230004 November 1994112,000
  22. Chrysler — Electrical System: Wiring94V0240008 February 1994110,000
  23. Ford — Suspension: Shock Absorber94E03600025 November 199498,000
  24. Nissan — Wheels94V1940005 October 199497,000
  25. Pontiac — Seat Belts: Webbing94V24800023 December 199491,275

The 25 largest of 288 filed in 1994. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1994 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1994 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1994 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1994 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 1994 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1994 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.