Recall Register

Vehicles

Federal Motors

1 model line · 2 recall campaigns · 0 complaints · 1 investigation · reports filed by FEDERAL MOTORS INC.

Federal Motors has 1 model line on NHTSA's register (model years 1983–1986), with 2 recall campaigns and 0 consumer complaints.

The Federal line has the most complaints, 0 over 4 model years.

Comparisons here are between Federal Motors model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Federal Motors only.

Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsPer model yearMost-reported component
Federal4200.0

Campaigns by year

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming Federal Motors vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

26
Complaints about Federal Motors vehicles by year received.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has Federal Motors had?

2 NHTSA recall campaigns name Federal Motors vehicles (model years 1983–1986). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 660, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which Federal Motors model line has the most complaints?

Federal: 0 complaints over 4 model years (0.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for Federal Motors?

No complaints are in the file.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.