Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 1999

Manufacturers filed 444 US vehicle safety recalls in 1999, covering 58,374,139 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 31.

Campaigns
444
Vehicles covered
58,374,139
Largest recall
32,000,000
Rank by volume
#27 of 60

Makes that filed most in 1999

  1. Ford6,163,192 vehicles31 recalls
  2. Freightliner32,896 vehicles21 recalls
  3. Dodge4,443,316 vehicles19 recalls
  4. Chevrolet4,829,463 vehicles18 recalls
  5. Blue Bird47,769 vehicles12 recalls
  6. Fleetwood74,983 vehicles12 recalls
  7. Navistar59,747 vehicles12 recalls
  8. Buell66,590 vehicles11 recalls
  9. Harley-Davidson141,205 vehicles11 recalls
  10. Volvo269,090 vehicles11 recalls
  11. Saturn461,094 vehicles9 recalls
  12. Amtran10,438 vehicles7 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 1999

  1. Unknown or Other16 recalls
  2. Equipment: Labels14 recalls
  3. Seats11 recalls
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly10 recalls
  5. Seat Belts: Anchorage10 recalls
  6. Power Train: Automatic Transmission9 recalls
  7. Service Brakes, Air9 recalls
  8. Vehicle Speed Control9 recalls
  9. Exterior Lighting: Switch8 recalls
  10. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings8 recalls

Largest recalls of 1999

  1. Pennzoil — Tires99E00700023 March 199932,000,000
  2. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip99I00600019 July 19992,400,000
  3. Dodge — Structure: Hinge and Attachments99V2130002 September 19991,318,189
  4. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip99V19300019 July 19991,125,749
  5. Chevrolet — Exterior Lighting: Switch99V0250005 February 1999988,587
  6. Honda — Unknown or Other99E01500010 May 1999943,005
  7. Century — Child Seat: Harness/Crotch Buckle99C00100014 December 1999927,149
  8. Ford — Vehicle Speed Control99V06200130 March 1999898,739
  9. Ford — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch99V16400029 June 1999854,288
  10. Dodge — Visibility: Linkages99V18900016 July 1999828,559
  11. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Master Cylinder99V14700014 June 1999789,723
  12. Ford — Electrical System: Switch99V0290009 February 1999762,201
  13. Dodge — Air Bags99V1130006 May 1999736,824
  14. Kolcraft — Child Seat: Handle (infant)99C04700016 December 1999722,332
  15. Cosco — Child Seat: Handle (infant)99C0220001 July 1999670,000
  16. Dodge — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump99V2160009 August 1999635,469
  17. Ford — Exterior Lighting: Switch99V1030005 May 1999605,581
  18. Lexus — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar99V3070001 November 1999540,037
  19. Ford — Structure: Support Device/Strut99V3100013 November 1999470,582
  20. Pennzoil — Unknown or Other99E02600018 September 1999450,000
  21. Buick — Exterior Lighting: Headlights99V35600017 December 1999411,880
  22. Chrysler — Suspension: Lower Arm99V2150009 August 1999402,830
  23. Chrysler — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings99V24400015 September 1999366,508
  24. Jeep — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Rotor99V34000013 December 1999334,047
  25. Mitsubishi — Suspension: Lower Ball Joint99V0660015 April 1999307,000

The 25 largest of 444 filed in 1999. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

1999 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 1999 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 1999 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 1999 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 1999 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 1999 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.