Campaigns per year
ZF North America filed 3 campaigns in 2025, its most in 10 years
ZF North America recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Manufacturer profile
ZF North America
ZF North America has filed 13 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 715k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.
Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0Ranked 69 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file132016 to 2025
Do-not-drive or park-outside1Campaigns with an advisory
Filed under the name "ZF North America, Inc.".
Components
Brakes are ZF North America's most recalled component since 2016
ZF North America campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type
ZF North America uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2025 campaigns
Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, ZF North America against all manufacturers, by year.
ZF North AmericaAll manufacturers
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered
Campaigns by model year covered
ZF North America campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.
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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns
The latest ZF North America filings
The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25E-058 | Sep 16, 2025 | ZF North America, Inc. (ZF) submitted a defect information report based upon the recall determinations made by BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) and… | Powertrain | 2,312 | Not stated |
| 25E-050 | Aug 22, 2025 | Bolts securing the upper and lower steering shafts may have been improperly tightened | Steering | 751 | Part replacement |
| 25E-020 | Mar 19, 2025 | Bush inner sleeve may be too short, which can cause excessive compression of the track control arm and crack the subframe during installation | Suspension | 275 | Part replacement |
| 24E-011 | Feb 9, 2024 | Internal piston in the inversion valve may fail, delaying the engagement of the parking brake | Brakes | 2,493 | Part replacement |
| 22E-078 | Sep 20, 2022 | Shaft locking screw on the brake pedal may be missing or may not be fully threaded, which can cause the brake pedal to detach | Brakes | 137 | Part replacement |
| 21E-085 | Sep 13, 2021 | Certain PS ED power steering pumps manufactured by ZF North America are being recalled | Steering | 1,018 | Part replacement |
| 20E-061 | Aug 27, 2020 | Diffusers may be improperly crimped causing them to separate from the inflator in the event of a curtain air bag deployment, affecting the curtain… | Airbags | 1,401 | Part replacement |
| 20E-052 | Jul 30, 2020 | Air bag crash sensors may have been exposed to excessively high temperatures during manufacturing, resulting in damaged soldering connections… | Airbags | 189,883 | Part replacement |
| 19E-058 | Aug 28, 2019 | Steering center rods may have an insufficient ball pin pull force that may allow the rods to detach from the steering knuckle | Steering | 614 | Not stated |
| 19E-056 | Aug 22, 2019 | Brake calipers may have been manufactured with the incorrect assembly fluid, which can cause the seals to swell and the brakes to drag | Brakes | 6,377 | Not stated |
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns
ZF North America's five largest campaigns on file
Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.
Source: NHTSA ODI.