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Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Appliances recalls

Home and kitchen appliance recalls

Total recalls
482
Top agency
CPSC
Years covered
2000–2026
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Appliances ranks #12 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (482 notices, 0.5% of the archive); 4% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 482 appliances recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 0.5% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #12 of 12. Of the 482 records graded for severity, 4% are high-severity. Most are issued by CPSC. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 482 total recalls
  • #12 of 12 among categories
  • 4% graded high-severity
  • CPSC top agency

Category snapshot

According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Appliances is #12 of 12 (12th of 12) with 482 recalls, about 0.5% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 19 graded high-severity, most issued by CPSC.

482
total recalls
#12 of 12
category rank by events
4%
graded high-severity
CPSC
top issuing agency

Where Appliances sits among all 12 categories

Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Appliances is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.

Appliances vs all categories by recall count

Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class

482 12th of 12 the lowest of 12 categories

Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory

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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-14

Appliances recalls by year

2000–2026

0 10 20 30 40 50 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 29 19 50 14 13 42 28 17 8 16 10 16

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 20, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Recalls in Appliances

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CPSC No agency class Jul 30, 2002

CPSC, Remington Products Co., LLC Re-Announce Recall of Hairdryers Firm Offering Free Upgraded Replacement Hairdryer

CPSC No agency class Jul 2, 2002

CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Washer and Gas Dryer Units

Whirlpool Corp., of Benton Harbor, Mich.

CPSC No agency class Jun 25, 2002

CPSC, Mountain Safety Research Announce Recall of Stove Fuel

Mountain Safety Research, of Seattle, Wash.

CPSC No agency class May 7, 2002

CPSC, Eugenio Serafin Inc. Announce Recall of Electric Showerhead Hot Water Heaters Sold in Puerto Rico

CPSC No agency class Apr 4, 2002

CPSC, Crystal Mountain Water Cooler Corp. Announce Recall of Water Coolers

Crystal Mountain Water Cooler Corp., of Alberta, Canada

CPSC No agency class Apr 2, 2002

Cadet Manufacturing Co. Recall of In-Wall Electric Heaters

Cadet Manufacturing Co., of Vancouver, Wash.

CPSC No agency class Mar 26, 2002

CPSC, Invensys Climate Controls Announce Recall of TS11 Thermal Safety Control Valve

Invensys Climate Controls - OEM Products Group, of Long Beach Calif., a division of Invensys Control Systems

CPSC No agency class Mar 7, 2002

CPSC, Hunter Fan Co. Announce Recall of Humidifiers

CPSC No agency class Feb 7, 2002

CPSC, Applica Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Black & Decker® Brand VersaToast™ Toasters

Applica Consumer Products Inc., of Miami Lakes, Fla.

CPSC No agency class Feb 7, 2002

CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard Heaters

Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), of Southborough, Mass.

CPSC No agency class Feb 4, 2002

CPSC, BSH Home Appliances Corp. Announce Recall of Thermador Gas Ranges

BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.

CPSC No agency class Jan 23, 2002

CPSC, MCM International Announce Recall of Electric Pressure Washers

CPSC No agency class Dec 14, 2001

CPSC and TruHeat Corp. Announce Recall of Spa Heaters

TruHeat Corp., of Allegan, Mich.

CPSC No agency class Nov 27, 2001

CPSC, Ceraflame Inc. Announce Recall of Ceramic Tea Kettles

CPSC No agency class Oct 18, 2001

CPSC, Norcold Inc. Announce Recall of Refrigerators

Norcold Inc., of Sidney, Ohio

CPSC No agency class Oct 18, 2001

CPSC, Wolf Range Co. Inc. and Wolf Appliance Co. LLC Announce Recall of Gas Ranges

Wolf Range Co. Inc., of Compton, Calif.

CPSC No agency class Oct 16, 2001

CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Microwave-Hood Combinations

Whirlpool Corp., of Benton Harbor, Mich.

CPSC No agency class Jul 13, 2001

CPSC, JT USA Inc. Announce Recall of Proteus Paint Ball Masks

JT USA Inc., of Chula Vista, Calif.

CPSC No agency class May 17, 2001

CPSC, BSH Home Appliances Corp.Announce Recall of Thermal/Microwave Ovens

BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Los Angeles, Calif.

CPSC No agency class May 9, 2001

CPSC, Vermont Castings, Majestic Products Announce Recall of Space Heaters

Vermont Castings, Majestic Products (VCMP), of Ontario, Canada

CPSC No agency class Apr 19, 2001

CPSC, LG Electronics Inc. Announce Recall of Goldstar, General Electric, and Sears Kenmore Dehumidifiers

LG Electronics Inc., of Seoul, South Korea

CPSC No agency class Apr 3, 2001

CPSC, Lakewood Announce Recall of Electric Heaters

Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill.

CPSC No agency class Mar 28, 2001

CPSC, White Consolidated Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Air Conditioners

White Consolidated Industries Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio

CPSC No agency class Mar 21, 2001

CPSC, Hurricane Products Announce Recall of Propane Regulators

Chen Fong Enterprise Co. Ltd., of Taiwan

CPSC No agency class Mar 21, 2001

CPSC, Remington Products Co., LLC Announce Recall of Hairdryers

CPSC No agency class Mar 20, 2001

CPSC, Jade Products Inc. Announce Recall of Dynasty Gas Ranges

Jade Products Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.

CPSC No agency class Jan 24, 2001

CPSC, Trane Company Announce Recall of Voyager Heating and Air Conditioning Systems

The Trane Company, of Tyler, Texas, a division of American Standard Companies Inc.

CPSC No agency class Jan 13, 2001

CPSC, Kenyon International Inc. Announce Recall of Portable Butane Stoves

CPSC No agency class Oct 10, 2000

Power Mowers Recalled by Lawn-Boy

Lawn-Boy

CPSC No agency class Oct 2, 2000

CPSC, Zebco Announce Recall of Compact Camper Stoves

Zebco, of Tulsa, Okla., a division of Brunswick Corp.

CPSC No agency class Aug 3, 2000

CPSC, Appliance Co. of America LLC Announce Recall of Juice Extractors Sold at Kmart

Appliance Co. of American LLC, of Great Neck, N.Y.

CPSC No agency class Jul 11, 2000

CPSC, Appliance Co. of America Announce Recall of Toaster Ovens

Appliance Co. of America, of Great Neck, N.Y.

What to do with this

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Data sources

Category data as of Aug 20, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for appliances. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 20, 2026.