Do-not-drive and park-outside recalls
NHTSA flags its most urgent recalls with two warnings: do not drive, and park outside. From 2016 to 2025, 164 campaigns carried the first and 81 the second. The latest are listed below.
Most recall notices ask owners to book a repair when parts are available. A small share are urgent enough for NHTSA and the manufacturer to add a consumer advisory, which the recall file records in two fields. "Do not drive" means the defect can cause a crash or serious injury at any moment, so the vehicle should not be used until the remedy is applied; the oldest Takata air bag inflators, wheels that can come off and steering parts that can separate are typical cases. "Park outside" means a fire can start even with the vehicle switched off, so it should be parked outdoors, away from buildings, until repaired; ABS modules, wiring, high-voltage batteries and seat motors are typical. Counting vehicle campaigns of every kind, including buses, trucks and RVs, NHTSA's file holds 164 campaigns with a do-not-drive warning and 81 with a park-outside warning received between 2016 and 2025. Park-outside warnings have become far more common: 0 in 2016, 18 in 2025.
Pick a year to see how many campaigns NHTSA received with each warning.
Do-not-drive and park-outside recalls by year
Campaigns with a do-not-drive warning
16
| Park-outside warnings (fire risk) | 18 |
| All vehicle campaigns that year | 891 |
| Share with either warning | 3.8 % |
The latest campaigns with an advisory
| Campaign | Received | Warning | Vehicles | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V664000 | October 8, 2026 | Park outside | 2017-2020 Genesis G80; 2015-2016 Hyundai GENESIS | 94,622 |
| 26V640000 | October 2, 2026 | Do not drive | 2024-2025 Rosenbauer COMMANDER; 2024 Rosenbauer WARRIOR | 10 |
| 26V540000 | August 20, 2026 | Park outside | 2022-2026 Lucid AIR | 27,185 |
| 26V517000 | August 6, 2026 | Do not drive | 2025 Isuzu NPR HD | 31 |
| 26V498000 | July 30, 2026 | Park outside | 2024-2025 Winnebago EKKO | 96 |
| 26V459000 | July 16, 2026 | Park outside | 2026-2027 International HV; 2021, 2023-2027 International MV | 15,628 |
| 26V441000 | July 8, 2026 | Park outside | 2016-2018 BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE; 2018-2020 BMW 530E IPERFORMANCE and more | 29,119 |
| 26V432000 | July 2, 2026 | Park outside | 2023-2024 Hyundai IONIQ 5 | 6 |
| 26V431000 | July 2, 2026 | Park outside | 2022-2024 Kia EV6; 2024 Kia EV9 | 8 |
| 26V430000 | July 2, 2026 | Park outside | 2020-2024 Kia TELLURIDE | 462,869 |
| 26V428000 | July 2, 2026 | Park outside | 2026 Crestline Coach FORD CCL166 TYPE III AMBULANCE | 23 |
| 26V367000 | June 5, 2026 | Do not drive | 2025 Yamaha XTZ690 | 4,173 |
Why park-outside warnings are rising
The rise follows the electronics. Anti-lock brake modules with circuit boards exposed to brake fluid, power seat motors, charging units and high-voltage batteries in plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles can all overheat or short when the car is off. When a maker cannot rule out a fire while parked, it asks owners to park outside until the fix. Hyundai and Kia account for many of these campaigns, as their Hyundai and Kia pages show, with plug-in hybrids from Stellantis, BMW and others.
What to do if your vehicle has one
For a do-not-drive campaign, stop using the vehicle and call a dealer of the brand with the campaign number. Makers commonly tow the vehicle to the dealer at no charge and, for many campaigns, provide a rental or loaner while parts are on order; ask, because the offer is not always in the letter. For a park-outside campaign, park outdoors and away from your house, carport and other cars, do not charge a plug-in vehicle if the notice says so, and book the repair. Both warnings apply to the vehicle, not the owner: a used car you just bought is covered too, and the repair is free within the federal limits explained in the recall guide.
Buses, trucks, RVs and trailers count too
Many advisories in the table concern vehicles most drivers never think of: fire trucks, school buses, motorhomes, cargo trailers and medium-duty chassis, where a wheel or a brake line failure endangers others on the road. NHTSA's file treats them like cars. If you own an RV or a trailer, check its VIN as well as your car's; the makers of these vehicles are smaller, their notices go to the first registered owner, and second owners often never receive them. Registering the vehicle on the maker's owner site is the simplest way to get future notices.
Air bags: the oldest do-not-drive warnings
The longest-running do-not-drive advisories concern Takata inflators in older Hondas, Acuras, Fords, Mazdas, BMWs and others, which NHTSA asked owners to stop driving until replaced because aged inflators can rupture violently. The Takata guide explains which vehicles are concerned. To look up your own vehicle, use the recall check or the VIN decoder: campaigns with an advisory carry a red label.