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18. That’s how many recalls Toyota has issued in the U.S. this year, tied with Hyundai for the fourth-most among all automakers and ranking behind General Motors (19), Chrysler (25) and Ford (63), according to NHTSA data. Ford issued 153 recalls in 2025, a record that covered 12.9 million vehicles, which surpassed the next four automakers combined, including Chrysler (53), Forest River (36), General Motors (28) and International Motors (26).
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The Toyota Camry has ranked among the top-selling passenger cars in the U.S. for years, and the automaker said 2025 was its year for the model’s sales. Toyota does not issue as many large-scale recalls as other automakers, and its notices this year cover from as few as four vehicles to as many as 550,000. That latter recall covered defects affecting some of Toyota’s Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles, which regulators said had second-row seat backs that may fail to lock in place and restrain a passenger during a crash.
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ForbesFord’s Growing Recall List—Trapping Seats, Moving Seats And Engine Fires—Adds 80,000 SUVsBy Ty Roush