Recall Watch: which recalled vehicles still have no fix?
When a manufacturer issues a safety recall, it is admitting the defect in writing. It is not admitting that it can repair it. Hundreds of thousands of drivers are told to park outside, away from their homes, and then wait — because the remedy does not exist yet.
NHTSA publishes recalls. It does not publish which ones have no available repair. So we track it, from NHTSA's own data, and we publish it free.
Tracking 31 open campaigns across 13 makes. Data pulled from NHTSA on July 13, 2026.
The open campaigns
Sorted worst-first: no repair available, then do-not-drive, then park-outside, then by how long owners have been waiting. Every row opens the full breakdown of that campaign and what it means for your rights.
Jeep — Fire — can start even when the vehicle is parked and turned off
Electrical system — power-steering pump wiring · 1,076,999 vehicles · Issued 2026-06-09
Ford — EGR valve failure — loss of drive power
Engine — exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve · 48,000 vehicles · Issued 2026-03-03
Land Rover — Loss of drive power and exterior lighting
48V mild-hybrid system — DC-DC converter · 170,169 vehicles · Issued 2026-04-23
Ford — Loosened seat bolt may not restrain an occupant in a crash
Seats — front seat height-adjust pivot bolt · 179,698 vehicles · Issued 2026-04-28
Jeep — Loss of drive power, or vehicle rollaway while in Park
Power train — two-speed power transfer unit (PTU) · 61,711 vehicles · Issued 2026-05-07
Ford — Battery short circuit, thermal venting, and fire risk
High-voltage battery — internal cell short circuit · 24,690 vehicles
Why this list matters
A recall with no available repair is the strongest lemon law fact pattern there is
California's Song-Beverly Act asks two questions: has a substantial warranty defect gone unrepaired after a reasonable number of attempts, and has the vehicle been out of service for 30 or more cumulative days?
A recall with no remedy answers the first question before you walk in the door. The manufacturer has conceded the defect in a federal filing and has told you, in writing, that it cannot currently fix it. When it also tells you to park the car away from your house because it may catch fire, the vehicle is not delivering the use and safety you paid for — today, not after some future repair attempt.
That is not the same as saying every recall is a lemon. Most are not. A backup-camera software recall, fixed promptly and for free, is the system working. We would rather tell you that than take a case that isn't there.
Methodology
- Source: NHTSA's public recall API (api.nhtsa.gov), swept weekly across the makes we cover, for recent model years.
- Remedy status is read from NHTSA's own remedy text. Explicit “remedy not yet available” / “under development” / interim-letter language marks a campaign as having no fix.
- Ambiguous cases are excluded. Where the text can't be read with confidence, the campaign is marked unknown and left out of the counts. The “no fix available” figure is therefore a floor, not an estimate.
- Vehicle counts are NHTSA's “potentially affected” population, nationwide.
For reporters & researchers
This dataset is free to use, quote, and republish under CC BY 4.0 with attribution and a link. We'll also pull a custom cut — by make, model year, or California registrations — on request, usually same day.
Suggested citation
Mousavi Law Firm, “Recall Watch: Open Vehicle Recalls With No Fix Available,” July 13, 2026. https://mousavi.law/recall-watch
Request a custom data cutCommon questions
What does “no fix available” mean?
It means the manufacturer has reported a safety defect to NHTSA but has not yet developed the repair. Owners receive an interim letter telling them the recall exists, and a second letter later — sometimes months later — once a remedy actually exists. In the meantime the defect is unrepaired, and in fire-risk campaigns owners are told to park the vehicle away from their home.
Does a recall with no fix make my car a lemon in California?
Not automatically — but it is the strongest starting point there is. Under California's Song-Beverly Act, what matters is whether a substantial warranty defect goes unrepaired after a reasonable number of attempts, or whether the vehicle is out of service for 30 or more cumulative days. A recall where the manufacturer concedes the defect in writing and has no repair available speaks directly to both. If your vehicle is on this list and you've been waiting, it's worth a free case review.
Where does this data come from?
Every campaign here comes from NHTSA's public recall database (api.nhtsa.gov), swept weekly across the manufacturers we cover. Remedy status is read from NHTSA's own remedy text. Where that text is ambiguous, we mark the campaign unknown and exclude it from the counts — so the “no fix available” number is a floor, not an estimate.
Can I cite or republish these numbers?
Yes. The dataset is free to use with attribution to Mousavi Law Firm and a link to this page. Reporters: the underlying figures update weekly and we're happy to pull a custom cut by make, model year, or California registrations on request.
Recall details are summarized from public NHTSA data and are subject to change; confirm current information for your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. This page is general information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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