By year
Owner complaints about Bendix vehicles peaked at 4 in 2005
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1997 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Bendix
The complete NHTSA record for Bendix vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Bendix recalls are filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, part of Bendix.
Owner complaints in the last five years015 on file in all, across 0 models
Recall campaigns439 in five years
Severity index13.3Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations6421 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Bendix vehicles, 61% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
Bendix models
Every Bendix model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
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Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Bendix product
- 25E-078 Nov 18, 2025
Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working
Electrical system · 46 vehicles - 25E-077 Nov 18, 2025
Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working
Electrical system · 46 vehicles - 25E-073 Nov 5, 2025
Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working
Electrical system · 2,389 vehicles - 25E-048 Aug 1, 2025
Brake chamber may have been improperly manufactured, which can result in an air leak
Brakes · 5,668 vehicles - 24E-086 Oct 11, 2024
Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop working
Electrical system · 744k vehicles - 24E-034 Apr 30, 2024
Rubber ball seal in the PVM may fracture and cause a leak, which can result in park brake failure or unexpected park brake engagement while driving
Brakes · 1,769 vehicles - 23E-015 Feb 14, 2023
PVM may become stuck and fail to move into the park position when the park switch is activated
Brakes · 861 vehicles - 23E-011 Feb 10, 2023
When the brake pedal is fully applied and then released rapidly, the pedal plunger that connects the brake pedal to the brake valve may become…
Brakes · 11k vehicles - 22E-033 Apr 13, 2022
Connection between the brake pedal and brake light switch may bind, causing the brake lights to illuminate continuously, or fail to illuminate…
Lighting · 835 vehicles - 21E-070 Aug 3, 2021
DECU may fail to activate the parking brake, causing the vehicle to unintentionally move
Brakes · 489 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.