By year
Owner complaints about Detroit vehicles peaked at 4 in 2001
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Detroit
The complete NHTSA record for Detroit vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Detroit recalls are filed by Detroit Diesel, part of Detroit.
Owner complaints in the last five years05 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns30 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations1372 service bulletins
Components
Engine and cooling draws the most owner complaints about Detroit vehicles, 80% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Detroit has the most complaints of any Detroit model
Every Detroit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1992 to 2000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Detroit product
- 21E-029 Apr 16, 2021
Steering arm and tie rod bolts may have a defective seam that can fracture
Steering · 172 vehicles - 07E-035 Jun 4, 2007
Certain detroit diesel series 60 engines manufactured between january 3, 2000, and september 28, 2002, installed on certain highway coach and…
Engine and cooling · 8,757 vehicles - 83E-013 Sep 19, 1983
Turbo charger housing may not be strong enough to contain the fragments if the rotor wheel should disintergrate
Engine and cooling · 124 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.