The most-recalled vehicles in Canada, by model

Transport Canada has 17,918 vehicle recalls on record going back to 1975. Counting them by model produces the list below — but read the warning under the table before you draw any conclusion from it.

Models with the most recalls on record, all model years combined.
#	Model	Recalls
1	Ford F-150	175
2	Freightliner Business Class M2	123
3	Ford Explorer	119
4	GMC Sierra	118
5	Jeep Grand Cherokee	118
6	Chevrolet Silverado	117
7	Dodge Ram	115
8	Kenworth T 800	113
9	BMW 3 Series	108
10	Nova Bus LFS	104
11	Freightliner Cascadia	102
12	Blue Bird Vision School	101
13	Ram 1500	97
14	Ford Mustang	92
15	Kenworth W900	92
16	Buick Regal	90
17	BMW 5 Series	89
18	Western Star 4900	88
19	Jeep Cherokee	86
20	Ford Bronco	85
21	BMW X5	85
22	Ford Ranger	83
23	Ford Escape	81
24	Volkswagen Jetta	79
25	Volvo VNL	78

A high count does not mean a bad vehicle. Three things drive it more than quality does: how many were sold (a high-volume model accumulates more of everything), how long it has been on sale (a nameplate running since 1975 has had fifty years to collect campaigns), and how readily a manufacturer issues a recall — some are markedly more proactive, which is a good thing that looks bad in a count like this.

The number that actually matters is whether your vehicle has an outstanding recall. Look it up — it takes ten seconds, and the repair is almost always free.

Most recalls on record, by model