claritystorm/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls
NHTSA Vehicle Recalls 1966–March 2026 One-time dated snapshot. Recall campaign and affected-product records with defect and remedy text. Verified coverage: Recall dates: 1966-01-19 through 2026-03-26. Records: 176,073 product rows; 29,865 distinct campaign IDs. This repository contains a 1,000-row public sample, not the full package. A sample does not establish complete historical coverage. Limitations Multiple product/model rows can belong to the same campaign.… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/claritystorm/nhtsa-vehicle-recalls.
NHTSA Vehicle Recalls 1966–March 2026
One-time dated snapshot.
Recall campaign and affected-product records with defect and remedy text.
Verified coverage: Recall dates: 1966-01-19 through 2026-03-26.
Records: 176,073 product rows; 29,865 distinct campaign IDs.
This repository contains a 1,000-row public sample, not the full package. A sample does not establish complete historical coverage.
Limitations
- Multiple product/model rows can belong to the same campaign. Count distinct campno values for campaign totals.
- donotdrive and park_outside are missing throughout this snapshot. Missing values do not mean that no warning exists.
- This historical snapshot cannot establish current recall status for a particular VIN.
- Current official files contain additions and revisions to historical records; this dated snapshot is not a complete copy of today's affected-product listings.
Package upload: 2026-03-31. Listing reviewed: 2026-09-19. These dates do not extend source coverage. This review did not refresh the data.
Existing package tables
Counts are per table, not independent events. Full field names and types are on the dataset page.
Inspect the public CSV
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("sample_1000.csv")
print(df.shape)
print(df.columns.tolist())
print(df.head())Availability
The dated snapshot is available for a one-time $59 purchase, subject to its documented limitations and license terms. Future updates are not included.
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