Manufacturer profile

General Motors

General Motors has filed 1,717 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1966, covering 206.5M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date25Ranked 4 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected825k2026 to date
Campaigns on file1,7171966 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside14Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 6 names, including "GENERAL MOTORS CORP.", "General Motors LLC", "General Motors, LLC".

Campaigns per year

General Motors has averaged 33 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2014 peak of 77

General Motors recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02040608020012004200720102013772016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Airbags are General Motors's most recalled component since 2016

General Motors campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Airbags
60
Electrical system
34
Brakes
26
Seat belts
26
Equipment
22
Steering
19
Fuel system
18
Powertrain
17
Tires
14
Suspension
13
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

General Motors relies on software fixes more than the industry: 32% of its 2026 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, General Motors against all manufacturers, by year.

General MotorsAll manufacturers
020%40%20162018202020222024202632%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2014 is covered by the most General Motors campaigns, 97

General Motors campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

02550751002012201497201620182020202220242027
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest General Motors filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest General Motors campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-612Sep 24, 2026When closed using the key fob's express-up function, the front windows may fail to detect an obstruction and reverse directionElectrical system29,347Software update
26V-611Sep 24, 2026Left-side or right-side roof rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator or the inflator sidewall may ruptureAirbags1,559Part replacement
26V-539Aug 20, 2026Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank imageBack-over prevention306,511Part replacement
26V-530Aug 13, 2026Tire information label may state the incorrect rear tire pressure, resulting in underinflated tires and preventing the tire pressure monitoring…Tires8Software update
26V-496Jul 30, 2026Manufacturing defect may result in the steel wheels cracking at the disc vent holesTires952Part replacement
26V-494Jul 30, 2026High voltage battery may have an improperly secured internal module componentElectrical system11Part replacement
26V-399Jun 23, 2026Steering gear assembly may have a nut that was not properly tightenedSteering26,541Part replacement
26V-394Jun 18, 2026When the power fold feature is activated, the third-row power seatback may fail to reverse when enountering a personSeats14,540Software update
26V-345May 28, 2026Gear shifter may provide inaccurate gear selection feedback to the driver due to an incorrectly manufactured steering column assemblySteering232Part replacement
26V-329May 21, 2026Front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deploymentAirbags5,014Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

General Motors's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 1971 There is a possibility that a separated…6.68M
  2. 2014 This defect can affect the safe operation…5.88M
  3. 1981 Bolts that attach the lower rear control…5.82M
  4. 1973 Possibility exists that driving on unpaved…3.71M
  5. 2004 On certain pickup trucks and sport utility…3.66M
Source: NHTSA ODI.