Ford’s recall record spans global campaigns, millions of affected passenger vehicles, repair delays, completion outcomes and significant financial exposure. The figures below distinguish Ford’s reported safety recalls from affected units, NHTSA’s U.S. vehicle-recall cohorts, and broader warranty and field-service-action accounting measures.
Key Ford Recall Statistics
The most useful Ford recall statistics across the measured periods are:
- In 2023, Ford reported 109 global safety recalls across its global operations.
- In 2022, Ford reported 114 global safety recalls across its global operations.
- In 2023, Ford reported 54 U.S. safety recalls.
- In 2022, Ford reported 72 U.S. safety recalls.
- In 2023, Ford reported 7.8 million global passenger-vehicle recall units.
- In 2022, Ford reported 11.2 million global passenger-vehicle recall units.
- In 2023, Ford reported 6.9 million U.S. passenger-vehicle recall units.
- In 2022, Ford reported 8.7 million U.S. passenger-vehicle recall units.
- In 2021, Ford reported 5.4 million U.S. passenger-vehicle recall units.
- During 2020–2024, 79% of U.S. vehicle recalls had remedies available within two to six months, according to NHTSA.
- During 2020–2024, 40 U.S. vehicle recalls had remedies available after more than one year, according to NHTSA.
- During 2020–2024, Ford averaged 142 days between filing and mailed remedy notification across 17 lengthy recalls.
- As of February 2025, Ford campaign 23V896 had gone 430 days without an available remedy and covered 112,965 vehicles.
- Average completion for U.S. vehicle recalls filed in 2018 was 73.0% under NHTSA’s qualifying-cohort rules.
- Average completion for U.S. vehicle recalls filed in 2021 was 61.5% under NHTSA’s qualifying-cohort rules.
- Ford’s warranty and field-service-action accrual was $14.032 billion at December 31, 2024.
- Ford’s November 13, 2024 NHTSA consent order included a $165 million civil penalty.
- The consent order required a $45 million investment in advanced analytics, testing and related projects.
- Ford had approximately 3.5 million vehicles among roughly 56 million U.S. Takata inflators under study in its 2024 filing disclosure.
Contents
- Key Ford Recall Statistics
- Global and U.S. Ford Recall Scale
- Ford Recall Trends in Affected Vehicle Populations
- Ford Recall Remedy Timing and Unresolved Campaigns
- Ford Recall Completion Rates and Repair Outcomes
- Ford Recall Costs and Regulatory Exposure
Global and U.S. Ford Recall Scale
Ford’s 2024 Integrated Report separates global and U.S. safety recalls and separately reports passenger-vehicle recall populations. A safety-recall count measures campaigns, while a vehicle figure measures the affected population reported for those campaigns; neither measure is a count of unique owners or completed repairs.
| Measurement | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global safety recalls | — | 114 | 109 |
| U.S. safety recalls | 53 | 72 | 54 |
| Global passenger-vehicle recall units | — | 11.2 million | 7.8 million |
| U.S. passenger-vehicle recall units | 5.4 million | 8.7 million | 6.9 million |
Source: Ford 2024 Integrated Report.
Ford reported 109 global safety recalls in 2023, compared with 114 in 2022. The U.S. count was 54 campaigns in 2023, compared with 72 in 2022; Ford’s table uses a U.S. safety-recall definition, so the two geographies should not be treated as interchangeable campaign totals.
The affected population was 7.8 million global passenger-vehicle recall units in 2023 and 11.2 million in 2022. In the United States, Ford reported 6.9 million affected passenger-vehicle units in 2023, 8.7 million in 2022 and 5.4 million in 2021.
These units can include vehicles in overlapping campaigns. They are affected-population volumes rather than unique owners, and they do not show how many repairs were completed.
Ford Recall Trends in Affected Vehicle Populations
The reported series shows a different scale for campaigns and affected vehicles. Ford’s global campaign count changed from 114 to 109 between 2022 and 2023, while the global affected population moved from 11.2 million to 7.8 million units.
The U.S. series likewise reports 72 safety recalls and 8.7 million passenger-vehicle units in 2022, followed by 54 safety recalls and 6.9 million units in 2023. The U.S. affected population in 2021 was 5.4 million units, which provides an earlier point in the reported series.
The figures are best read as annual reported populations, not as a cohort risk rate or repair rate. Ford’s integrated-report table covers safety recalls, not every service action, and the vehicle totals may include overlapping campaigns.
| Geography and measure | 2022 | 2023 | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global safety-recall campaigns | 114 | 109 | Campaign count |
| Global affected passenger vehicles | 11.2 million | 7.8 million | Affected population |
| U.S. safety-recall campaigns | 72 | 54 | U.S. campaign count |
| U.S. affected passenger vehicles | 8.7 million | 6.9 million | Affected population |
Source: Ford 2024 Integrated Report. The report’s global and U.S. measures use different scopes, and campaign counts do not measure severity or completion.
Ford Recall Remedy Timing and Unresolved Campaigns
NHTSA’s 2024 Annual Recall Report describes U.S. vehicle recalls during 2020–2024 by the time remedies became available. The report excludes tire, child-seat and equipment recalls from this remedy-timing analysis.
| Remedy availability | Recalls | Share | Vehicle population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than two months | 711 | 16% | 40 million vehicles |
| Two to six months | 3,514 | 79% | 78 million vehicles |
| Six to twelve months | 199 | 4% | 27 million vehicles |
| More than one year | 40 | 1% | 6 million vehicles |
Source: NHTSA 2024 Annual Recall Report.
Across 17 lengthy Ford recalls during 2020–2024, Ford averaged 142 days between filing and mailed remedy notification. The comparison includes manufacturers with at least 75 recalls, while the Ford figure is specifically the lengthy-recall subset.
NHTSA’s February 2025 snapshot also identified Ford campaigns more than 60 days old without an available remedy at report time:
- Campaign 23V440 had gone 612 days and covered 14,452 vehicles.
- Campaign 23V896 had gone 430 days and covered 112,965 vehicles.
- Campaign 23V905 had gone 430 days and covered 139,730 vehicles.
- Campaign 24E055 had gone 238 days and covered 7,442 vehicles.
- Campaign 24V226 had gone 339 days and covered 1,902 vehicles.
- Campaign 24V598 had gone 199 days and covered 85,238 vehicles.
These campaign rows are a February 2025 snapshot and can change when remedies become available. Source: NHTSA 2024 Annual Recall Report.
Ford Recall Completion Rates and Repair Outcomes
NHTSA reports average completion for qualifying U.S. vehicle-recall cohorts, rather than a Ford-only completion series in the supplied figures. The inclusion rules require at least five quarters of reporting or 100% completion before the fifth quarter, so the percentages should not be interpreted as immediate repair rates for newly filed campaigns.
| Recall year | Average completion |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 62.9% |
| 2014 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 63.9% |
| 2016 | 65.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% |
| 2018 | 73.0% |
| 2019 | 71.5% |
| 2020 | 62.9% |
| 2021 | 61.5% |
| 2022 | 71.6% |
| 2023 | 69.2% |
Source: NHTSA 2024 Annual Recall Report.
The qualifying-cohort series ranges from 61.5% for recalls filed in 2021 to 73.0% for recalls filed in 2018. The 2023 recall-year cohort had a 69.2% average completion rate under the report’s rules.
NHTSA also presents category-comparison values of 62.9% for 2020, 71.5% for 2021, 61.4% for 2022 and 62.9% for 2023. Those category comparisons use the report’s qualifying recall cohorts, so they are not a Ford-specific repair-outcome measure and should not be combined with Ford’s affected-unit totals.
Ford Recall Costs and Regulatory Exposure
Ford’s financial disclosures include measures broader than recall-only spending. At December 31, 2024, Ford reported a $14.032 billion accrual for warranty and field service actions, net of estimated supplier recoveries; this is a broader warranty-and-field-service measure, not a recall-only cost total.
Ford also disclosed a November 13, 2024 NHTSA consent order with a $165 million civil penalty. The order included a $65 million cash payment, held $55 million in abeyance subject to compliance, and required Ford to invest $45 million in advanced analytics, testing and related projects.
| 2024 Ford disclosure or order term | Amount or population | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty and field-service-action accrual at Dec. 31, 2024 | $14.032 billion | Global operations; broader than recall-only cost |
| NHTSA civil penalty | $165 million | U.S. consent order |
| Cash payment | $65 million | Component of penalty |
| Amount held in abeyance | $55 million | Subject to compliance |
| Required compliance investment | $45 million | Analytics, testing and related projects |
Source: Ford Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The consent order resolved allegations without Ford admitting liability.
Ford’s filing also described potential study populations, which are estimates rather than confirmed Ford recall volumes. Ford had approximately 3.5 million vehicles among roughly 56 million U.S. Takata inflators under study, and 2.5 million vehicles among 52 million U.S. vehicles containing ARC/Delphi inflators under NHTSA consideration.
Those Takata and ARC/Delphi figures describe populations under study or consideration. They should not be read as confirmed defect populations or as additional completed-recall totals.