Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 2000

Manufacturers filed 625 US vehicle safety recalls in 2000, covering 46,572,956 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 53.

Campaigns
625
Vehicles covered
46,572,956
Largest recall
14,400,000
Rank by volume
#21 of 60

Makes that filed most in 2000

  1. Ford20,893,062 vehicles53 recalls
  2. Chevrolet3,344,771 vehicles22 recalls
  3. Freightliner199,103 vehicles21 recalls
  4. Dodge5,080,321 vehicles16 recalls
  5. Mazda345,944 vehicles16 recalls
  6. Blue Bird62,692 vehicles12 recalls
  7. BMW28,738 vehicles11 recalls
  8. Chrysler634,931 vehicles11 recalls
  9. International Harvester312,191 vehicles10 recalls
  10. Mitsubishi1,060,116 vehicles10 recalls
  11. Volvo350,424 vehicles10 recalls
  12. Buick1,638,705 vehicles9 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 2000

  1. Equipment: Labels20 recalls
  2. Service Brakes, Air: Antilock20 recalls
  3. Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings19 recalls
  4. Tires18 recalls
  5. Trailer Hitches18 recalls
  6. Unknown or Other17 recalls
  7. Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly16 recalls
  8. Suspension16 recalls
  9. Power Train: Automatic Transmission15 recalls
  10. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings15 recalls

Largest recalls of 2000

  1. Ford — Tires: Tread/Belt00T00500021 August 200014,400,000
  2. Century — Child Seat: Handle (infant)00C05800028 September 20004,000,000
  3. Firehawk Atx — Tires: Tread/Belt00X0030001 September 20001,500,000
  4. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings00V34500030 October 20001,383,922
  5. Dodge — Child Seat00V3660009 November 20001,211,756
  6. Dodge — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System00V26800013 September 20001,163,000
  7. Ford — Equipment: Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer00V20000018 July 2000875,000
  8. Ford — Suspension00V40200028 November 2000810,000
  9. Chevrolet — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Caliper00X00100023 May 2000777,873
  10. Buick — Structure00V18900011 July 2000713,435
  11. Buick — Electrical System: Starter Assembly00V2870002 October 2000699,617
  12. Dodge — Electrical System: Switch00V13500010 May 2000690,000
  13. Dodge — Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar00V30500012 October 2000679,000
  14. Ford — Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings00V23100017 August 2000670,509
  15. Jeep — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Rotor00V13600010 May 2000589,000
  16. Mitsubishi — Suspension: Lower Ball Joint00V42100118 December 2000567,432
  17. Ford — Trailer Hitches00V0730007 March 2000565,800
  18. Chevrolet — Seat Belts: Anchorage00V09700028 March 2000500,000
  19. Ford — Equipment: Owners/Service/Other Manual00V39600028 November 2000495,000
  20. Oldsmobile — Structure: Body00V14000018 May 2000487,400
  21. Dodge — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings00V19800017 July 2000437,000
  22. Mercury — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components00V0750009 March 2000436,200
  23. Ford — Parking Brake: Conventional00V34900030 October 2000434,000
  24. Jeep — Air Bags: Sensor/Control Module-Inactive00V10500011 April 2000395,000
  25. Chrysler — Suspension: Lower Ball Joint00V42100218 December 2000393,796

The 25 largest of 625 filed in 2000. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

2000 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 2000 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 2000 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 2000 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 2000 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 2000 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.