Vehicle Recall

Recalls filed in 2008

Manufacturers filed 780 US vehicle safety recalls in 2008, covering 22,200,445 vehicles. 2021 remains the busiest year on record, with 1,094. Ford filed the most that year, with 34.

Campaigns
780
Vehicles covered
22,200,445
Largest recall
6,000,000
Rank by volume
#13 of 60

Makes that filed most in 2008

  1. Ford1,610,421 vehicles34 recalls
  2. Dodge182,590 vehicles20 recalls
  3. Fleetwood79,198 vehicles17 recalls
  4. Blue Bird37,261 vehicles15 recalls
  5. Chevrolet516,786 vehicles15 recalls
  6. BMW213,900 vehicles14 recalls
  7. Kenworth11,859 vehicles12 recalls
  8. Eldorado2,641 vehicles11 recalls
  9. Kawasaki64,490 vehicles11 recalls
  10. Freightliner66,413 vehicles10 recalls
  11. Hyundai787,552 vehicles10 recalls
  12. Jayco4,221 vehicles10 recalls

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

Parts recalled most in 2008

  1. Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer114 recalls
  2. Equipment Adaptive/Mobility102 recalls
  3. Equipment38 recalls
  4. Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel32 recalls
  5. Suspension22 recalls
  6. Equipment: Labels18 recalls
  7. Exterior Lighting: Headlights13 recalls
  8. Steering: Shaft Pitman13 recalls
  9. Engine and Engine Cooling12 recalls
  10. Exterior Lighting11 recalls

Largest recalls of 2008

  1. Tech International — Tires: Valve08T0180002 June 20086,000,000
  2. Dill-Acp — Tires: Valve08T0280008 December 20081,800,000
  3. Evenflo — Child Seat08C00200031 January 20081,000,000
  4. Cadillac — Electrical System08V44100028 August 2008857,735
  5. Dometic — Equipment08E03200015 April 2008745,574
  6. Toyota — Visibility: Glass, Side/Rear08V16200010 April 2008662,178
  7. Ford — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings08V2080007 May 2008605,684
  8. Sonar — Exterior Lighting: Headlights08E0560008 September 2008590,386
  9. Ford — Air Bags: Frontal08V08200025 February 2008434,593
  10. Volkswagen — Fuel System, Gasoline: Delivery08V1560007 April 2008412,000
  11. Eagle Eyes — Exterior Lighting: Headlights08E05300019 August 2008404,546
  12. Hyundai — Air Bags08V16100010 April 2008393,308
  13. Honda — Visibility: Motor08V16900011 April 2008351,000
  14. Chevrolet — Latches/Locks/Linkages: Latch08V4440003 September 2008296,422
  15. Acura — Steering: Hose, Piping, and Connections08V09100027 February 2008273,000
  16. Norcold — Equipment08E0300001 April 2008264,999
  17. Thomas Built Buses — Structure: Hinge and Attachments08V08700026 February 2008243,435
  18. Nissan — Air Bags: Frontal08V69000029 December 2008242,720
  19. Ford — Vehicle Speed Control: Cruise Control08V0510004 February 2008225,000
  20. Power Systems Plus — Equipment08E05100013 August 2008210,000
  21. Buick — Engine and Engine Cooling08V11800012 March 2008207,542
  22. Nissan — Air Bags08V5210007 October 2008204,361
  23. ANW — Exterior Lighting: Headlights08E0570009 September 2008203,362
  24. BMW — Air Bags: Frontal08V3840005 August 2008200,000
  25. Toyota — Structure: Hatchback/Liftgate08V2440003 June 2008196,222

The 25 largest of 780 filed in 2008. See every recall or the largest on record.

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

About this figure

2008 here is the year the recall was filed with NHTSA, not the model year of the vehicles. A 2008 filing routinely covers vehicles built years earlier, and a car of model year 2008 appears in filings for years afterwards.

“Vehicles covered” sums the manufacturer’s own estimate for each campaign. A vehicle recalled twice in 2008 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 2008 because the flag did not exist then \u2014 not because no 2008 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.