The NHTSA safety recall information provided below includes vehicle and equipment campaigns from 1966 to present. The campaigns include motor vehicle products which experienced a safety-related defect or did not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards.
The purpose of this booklet is to answer the most commonly asked questions on how and why recall campaigns are initiated, and to inform consumers of their rights and responsibilities when a vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment is recalled.
Registration form for your child's continued safety. The file is located under the "Kids & Car Seats" group as an Adobe PDF form and may be opened for viewing or downloaded and saved to your computer where you may print it out and fill in the form for mailing.
Guide for vehicle or equipment manufacturer's to use in filing a Defect or Noncompliance Information Report, and quarterly recall status reports. The forms are available for downloading and can either be used as a model for the report or simply printed, completed and submitted to the agency.
A recall program guide for the manufacturer preparing to conduct a safety recall. This document is available as either an Adobe PDF file or as a Word document.