big number
61. That’s the number of recalls issued by Ford in the U.S. this year, which is more than the next three automakers—Chrysler (24), General Motors (19) and Hyundai (17)—combined. Ford issued a record 153 recalls in 2025 involving 12.9 million vehicles, according to federal data. That again surpassed the next four automakers combined, including Chrysler (53), Forest River (36), General Motors (28) and International Motors (26).
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key background
Ford has maintained its record-setting pace of vehicle recalls in 2026. Many of its notices include a smaller number of vehicles, including a recall of just 315 Aviator and Explorer cars over second-row seats that may move unexpectedly last week, while others cover hundreds of thousands, as a notice for 500,000 Bronco SUVs affixed with a wiring issue that could start a fire in the engine. Ford recalled more than 4 million vehicles in one of the largest-ever recalls in U.S. history, after notifying regulators that some of its top-selling F-series trucks had a software glitch. Another 1.4 million F-150s were recalled in April, after the legacy automaker said a defect may cause the vehicles to downshift unexpectedly.
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further reading
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