Koenigsegg Recall Check by VIN: The One U.S. Campaign on File

A Koenigsegg recall check by VIN usually comes back empty, and that is mostly an honest result: NHTSA's data shows exactly one Koenigsegg safety recall ever filed in the U.S., campaign 14V437000, covering a single 2013 Agera. So the useful work on a used Koenigsegg is proving the car is what the paperwork says, that it entered the country legally, and that a dealer has looked at it, because the federal recall file will not do much of that for you.

We checked this three ways on October 15, 2026. NHTSA's model-list endpoint returned nothing for Koenigsegg in any year from 2010 to 2026, which sounds conclusive until you notice it also returned nothing for a 2020 Bugatti, a year with Bugatti recalls on file, so we did not trust it. The vehicle search for Agera, Regera, Jesko, CC850, Gemera, One:1 and CCX names across the model years we tried found the one Agera campaign. Then we downloaded NHTSA's full recall flat file, which had been refreshed just after midnight Pacific that day, and searched every row for Koenigsegg. One campaign again. The pre-2010 file had none.

The one campaign: 14V437000

The record is short. According to the NHTSA campaign entry for 14V437000, Koenigsegg Automotive AB recalled one model year 2013 Agera built in December 2012 with a BF1 Systems tire pressure monitoring system. The TPMS malfunction light might not come on when the car was restarted, so the car failed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 138, and NHTSA's consequence note says a driver might not know about a tire problem. The fix was a new software version installed by a dealer at no charge. The recall began July 9, 2014, NHTSA received the report on July 18, 2014, and the potential population was listed as one vehicle.

One car. If you are looking at a 2013 Agera, ask for the dealer invoice showing the software update, and run the full VIN anyway. Anything else, and the federal list will very likely show no open recall. That still leaves plenty to check. A factory service action that is not a federal safety recall would not show up in NHTSA's list at all, so ask a Koenigsegg dealer to look up the VIN in their own system too. The 2014 remedy text gave a U.S. dealer number of 1-212-594-6200; that is twelve years old, so treat it as a lead and confirm current dealer contacts on Koenigsegg's site.

How to run the VIN properly

Get the VIN off the car, not the brochure. Our Koenigsegg VIN decoder post covers the YT9 prefix and the 007 code in positions 12-14, and why some Agera R and Agera S VINs only partly decode in vPIC. Then put the full 17 characters into NHTSA's lookup; our guide to NHTSA recall check by VIN explains what "recall incomplete" and "remedy not yet available" mean. If you want to see the raw campaign without a VIN, the recalls feed for a 2013 Agera shows the same entry. Screenshots from a seller are useless here, since one can be cropped to any VIN.

Compare that with the other hypercar makers. Our Bugatti recall check by VIN found nine unique campaigns, and the McLaren recall check by VIN covers a brand with far more cars on U.S. roads and a longer list. Koenigsegg's tiny count says more about how few cars came in than about the cars being trouble-free. Car and Driver's Jesko page, for scale, says only 125 Jeskos were slated for production and all were sold, at roughly $3 million each.

Gray imports and show-or-display cars

This is where a clean recall search can mislead you. Federal rules in 49 CFR Part 591 let some cars that do not meet U.S. safety standards in for limited purposes, including show or display, with written NHTSA permission. The importer has to explain why the car is of historical or technological interest and agree not to sell or transfer it until it is 25 years old except on terms NHTSA authorizes. If on-road use is allowed, the rule ties it to insurance that caps mileage at 2,500 miles in any 12-month period, and NHTSA can inspect to verify that. Break those terms and the authorization can be voided and export required.

So if a seller is vague about how a Koenigsegg got here, ask directly: was it sold new through a U.S. dealer, or did it come in under an exemption? If it is the second, ask for the NHTSA letter and read the conditions before you wire anything. Our post on gray-market import title risks covers the title side. Honestly, if the paperwork story keeps changing, walk.

History report and cost

On a car this rare a history report may be thin, but the title brands, state transfers and odometer readings it does show are exactly what you need to line up with the seller's story. CARFAX says its reports draw on title, accident and service records. Through us, a CARFAX report is about $5.50 as a guest or $4.50 as a member, and a CARFAX plus AutoCheck bundle about $6.75, versus roughly $39.99 to $44.99 retail in mid October 2026; confirm at checkout. We are a licensed reseller, not affiliated with CARFAX, AutoCheck, or Experian.

Sources

• NHTSA: campaign 14V437000
• NHTSA: recall flat file, post-2010 (ZIP)
• eCFR: 49 CFR Part 591
• Car and Driver: Koenigsegg Jesko
• Koenigsegg
• CARFAX: Vehicle History Reports