Car recalls in the United States 2000-2015

The data describes the number of vehicles that were recalled for safety reasons in the U.S. between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, around 51.3 million vehicles were taken off U.S. roads. Vehicle recalls peaked in 2015 and 2014: In 2014, General Motors and automotive supplier company Takata were the major culprits, while used car dealers were most negatively affected. Daimler, Ferrari, Ford, GM, Honda, Subaru and child seat manufacturer Graco have kicked off the year 2016 by issuing new recalls.