A study of 133,383,785 recalled units across 6,511 recalls: what failed, where it came from, and how much of it was visible on the line.
The United States carries both the largest unit volume and the most recalls; the burden tapers across the four other markets. Drag the globe to rotate. Each dot is labelled with its share.
Each rectangle is one defect category. Switch the measure, or hide software-only recalls to isolate the physically built defect categories.
Assembly and supplier defects (physical conditions built into a finished unit) account for most recalls, outnumbering those rooted in design. This is precisely the class of defect an inspection camera resolves.
Each bar is one month, scaled by volume. There is no empty month across the record: the monthly average is 224 recalls.
Filter the record to defects with a clear, static visual signature: a missing clip, an unseated connector, a crack, a mislabeled placard. What remains is a specific, countable subset.
