Observed arrival · 2026-09-01
DefectFile’s Federal Fault Index
A searchable archive of federal vehicle complaints, recalls, fault rankings, VIN references, and replacement parts.
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The archive groups owner-reported federal complaints by vehicle, model year, and component family, then exposes both year-by-year and all-years rankings. The homepage reports more than 1.5 million complaints, 23,013 recall campaigns, and coverage from 1981 onward. Its ranking language includes useful limits: totals are not adjusted for sales volume or vehicle age, and complaint records should not be read as verified findings of defect.
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