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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 Mar 10, 2009

Maytag Recalls Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard

Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa

CPSC No agency class Mar 4, 2009

Ritchie Immersion Heaters Recalled By Springfield Wire Due to Shock Hazard

Springfield Wire Inc. (SWI), of Springfield, Mass.

CPSC No agency class Jan 15, 2009

Bosch and Siemens Model Dishwashers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Corporation Due to Fire Hazard

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

CPSC No agency class Jan 6, 2009

Viking Range Corp. Recalls Toasters Due to Shock Hazard

Viking Range Corp., of Greenwood, Miss.

CPSC No agency class Dec 11, 2008

The Toro Company Reannounces Recall of Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards

The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.

CPSC No agency class Nov 18, 2008

GE Recalls to Inspect and Repair Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.

CPSC No agency class Sep 3, 2008

Wolf Appliance Recalls Gas Ranges Due to Burn Hazard

Wolf Appliance Inc., of Madison, Wis.

CPSC No agency class Aug 26, 2008

Coffee Makers Recalled by Sears Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.

CPSC No agency class Aug 7, 2008

Atico International USA Recalls Personal Blenders Due to Laceration Hazard

CPSC No agency class May 29, 2008

Miele Recalls Gas Dryers Due to Risk of Gas Leak or Fire

CPSC No agency class May 20, 2008

Frigidaire Canada Recalls Kenmore Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Frigidaire Canada, a sister company of Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio

CPSC No agency class May 15, 2008

Shindaiwa Corp. Recalls Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration and Impact Hazards

Shindaiwa Kogyo Co. Ltd, of Hiroshima, Japan

CPSC No agency class May 1, 2008

QVC Recalls Space Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

QVC, of West Chester, Pa.

CPSC No agency class Apr 8, 2008

Fingerhut Recalls Master Craft® Pressure Washers Due to Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Mar 27, 2008

Avon Products Recalls Plush Warming Polar Bears Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Haiyan Boai Gifts Factory, of China

CPSC No agency class Mar 6, 2008

Hamilton Beach Recalls Toasters Due to Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Feb 21, 2008

Greenheck Fan Recalls Indirect Gas Fired Furnaces Due to Risk of Fire

Greenheck Fan Corp., of Schofield, Wis.

CPSC No agency class Feb 20, 2008

Portable Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Feb 11, 2008

General Electric Recalls Gas Dryers Due to Shock Hazard

GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.

CPSC No agency class Jan 17, 2008

Sears and Kmart Recall Play Stoves Due to Tip-over Hazard

Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.

CPSC No agency class Jan 10, 2008

A.O. Smith Recalls Exhaust Fan Electric Motors Due to Fire Hazard

A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co., of Tipp City, Ohio

CPSC No agency class Dec 20, 2007

McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following Fires

OYL Manufacturing Co., of Malaysia

CPSC No agency class Dec 19, 2007

American Honda Motor Corp. Recalls Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard

American Honda Motor Corp., of Torrance, Calif.

CPSC No agency class Dec 6, 2007

Collins International Co. Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heaters Sold at Menards Retail Stores Due To Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Dec 5, 2007

Black & Decker Brand Toasters Recalled By Applica Consumer Products Inc. Due to Fire Hazard

Applica Consumer Products Inc., of Miramar, Fla.

CPSC No agency class Dec 5, 2007

General Electric Recalls Microwave Combo Wall Ovens Due to Fire Hazard

GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.

CPSC No agency class Nov 7, 2007

Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Recalled by Carrier Due to Fire Hazard

Carrier Corp., of Farmington, Conn.

CPSC No agency class Nov 6, 2007

Hunter Fan Recalls Humidifiers for Fire Hazard

Hunter Fan Co., of Memphis, Tenn.

CPSC No agency class Oct 2, 2007

Honeywell Recalls Gas Valves Used in Decorative Fireplaces and Stoves Due To Burn Hazard

Honeywell International Inc., of Morristown, N.J.

CPSC No agency class Sep 12, 2007

Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC Recall Convection Ovens with Rotisserie Due to Fire and Electrical Shock Hazards

QVC of West Chester, Pa.

CPSC No agency class Aug 30, 2007

Berko Electric Toe-Space Heaters Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Berko Electric, of Peru, Ind., now known as Marley Engineered Products, of Bennettsville, S.C.

CPSC No agency class Aug 30, 2007

Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Aug 13, 2007

Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Recalls Junction Boxes for Fire Hazard

Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, of Paxton, Ill.

CPSC No agency class Jul 26, 2007

The Toro Company Recalls Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards

The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.

CPSC No agency class Jul 17, 2007

Petters Consumer Brands Recalls Sunbeam Over-the-Range Microwaves for Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Jun 29, 2007

Fire Hazard with Thermador® Built-In Ovens Leads to Recall by BSH Home Appliances Corp.

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

CPSC No agency class Jun 28, 2007

Ceramic Heaters Recalled By Lasko; Heaters Could Pose A Fire Hazard

Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa.

CPSC No agency class Jun 14, 2007

Asko Cylinda Recalls DW95 Series Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

Asko Cylinda AB, of Vara, Sweden

CPSC No agency class May 16, 2007

General Electric Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.

CPSC No agency class Apr 26, 2007

The Holmes Group Recalls Oil-Filled Electric Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

The Holmes Group, of Milford, Mass.

CPSC No agency class Mar 19, 2007

Laars Heating Systems Recalls Gas Boilers and Water Heaters Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

Laars Heating Systems Co., of Rochester, N.H.

CPSC No agency class Feb 27, 2007

Sportcraft Recalls Inflatable Bounce Houses Due to Impact Injury Hazard

Sportcraft Ltd., of Mt. Olive, N.J.

CPSC No agency class Feb 1, 2007

Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa

CPSC No agency class Jan 24, 2007

Tower Fans Recalled by the Holmes Group Due to Fire Hazard

The Holmes Group, of Milford, Mass.

CPSC No agency class Jan 5, 2007

Family Dollar Stores Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heater for Fire Hazard

CPSC No agency class Dec 12, 2006

Emerson Electric Co. Recalls Ceiling Fans for Injury Hazard from Falling Blades

CPSC No agency class Nov 30, 2006

HSN LP Recalls Ultrex-Brand Pressure Cookers Due to Burn Hazard

HSN LP (previously referred to as the Home Shopping Network), of St. Petersburg, Fla.

CPSC No agency class Nov 30, 2006

Trane Recalls Air Conditioners after Incidents of Units Smoking

Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner, of Qingdao, China

CPSC No agency class Sep 7, 2006

Delta Combination Water Heaters Recalled by Triangle Tube for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

Triangle Tube/Phase III, of Blackwood, N.J.

CPSC No agency class Jun 14, 2006

Electronic Pressure Cookers Sold by QVC Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

QVC Inc., of West Chester, Pa.

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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.