Observed arrival · 2026-11-01
DefectRecord puts vehicle complaints beside recalls
A searchable guide to NHTSA vehicle complaints, recalls, and investigations, organized by make, model, and year with counts and plain-language summaries.
- For
- People researching vehicle problems by model year
- Worth noticing
- It excludes complaint narratives, names, and VINs, and cautions that counts are not adjusted for vehicles sold.
Field notes
The homepage demonstrates system-level records for a 2014 Jeep Cherokee and a 2013 Ford F-150, including cases where recall campaigns cover a system and cases where none do. DefectRecord says its summaries use counts, systems, campaign numbers, and dates, while omitting complaint narratives, names, VINs, and manufacturer wording. Its source data is identified as NHTSA public files, and the page directs readers to NHTSA for authoritative checks on a specific vehicle.
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