Product category · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Appliances recalls
Home and kitchen appliance recalls
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
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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-14
Appliances recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 19
High severity
19 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
457 recalls
- Lower severity 6
Lower severity
6 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- CPSC
CPSC
344 recalls
- FDA Food
FDA Food
138 recalls
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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Maytag Recalls Refrigerators Due to Fire Hazard
Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa
Ritchie Immersion Heaters Recalled By Springfield Wire Due to Shock Hazard
Springfield Wire Inc. (SWI), of Springfield, Mass.
Bosch and Siemens Model Dishwashers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Corporation Due to Fire Hazard
BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Viking Range Corp. Recalls Toasters Due to Shock Hazard
Viking Range Corp., of Greenwood, Miss.
The Toro Company Reannounces Recall of Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards
The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
GE Recalls to Inspect and Repair Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
Wolf Appliance Recalls Gas Ranges Due to Burn Hazard
Wolf Appliance Inc., of Madison, Wis.
Coffee Makers Recalled by Sears Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Atico International USA Recalls Personal Blenders Due to Laceration Hazard
Miele Recalls Gas Dryers Due to Risk of Gas Leak or Fire
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
Shindaiwa Corp. Recalls Backpack Blowers Due to Laceration and Impact Hazards
Shindaiwa Kogyo Co. Ltd, of Hiroshima, Japan
QVC Recalls Space Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
QVC, of West Chester, Pa.
Fingerhut Recalls Master Craft® Pressure Washers Due to Fire Hazard
Avon Products Recalls Plush Warming Polar Bears Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Haiyan Boai Gifts Factory, of China
Hamilton Beach Recalls Toasters Due to Fire Hazard
Greenheck Fan Recalls Indirect Gas Fired Furnaces Due to Risk of Fire
Greenheck Fan Corp., of Schofield, Wis.
Portable Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard
General Electric Recalls Gas Dryers Due to Shock Hazard
GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
Sears and Kmart Recall Play Stoves Due to Tip-over Hazard
Sears, Roebuck and Co., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.
A.O. Smith Recalls Exhaust Fan Electric Motors Due to Fire Hazard
A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co., of Tipp City, Ohio
McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following Fires
OYL Manufacturing Co., of Malaysia
American Honda Motor Corp. Recalls Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard
American Honda Motor Corp., of Torrance, Calif.
Collins International Co. Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heaters Sold at Menards Retail Stores Due To Fire Hazard
Black & Decker Brand Toasters Recalled By Applica Consumer Products Inc. Due to Fire Hazard
Applica Consumer Products Inc., of Miramar, Fla.
General Electric Recalls Microwave Combo Wall Ovens Due to Fire Hazard
GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Recalled by Carrier Due to Fire Hazard
Carrier Corp., of Farmington, Conn.
Hunter Fan Recalls Humidifiers for Fire Hazard
Hunter Fan Co., of Memphis, Tenn.
Honeywell Recalls Gas Valves Used in Decorative Fireplaces and Stoves Due To Burn Hazard
Honeywell International Inc., of Morristown, N.J.
Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC Recall Convection Ovens with Rotisserie Due to Fire and Electrical Shock Hazards
QVC of West Chester, Pa.
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.
Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard
Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Recalls Junction Boxes for Fire Hazard
Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, of Paxton, Ill.
The Toro Company Recalls Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards
The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
Petters Consumer Brands Recalls Sunbeam Over-the-Range Microwaves for Fire Hazard
Fire Hazard with Thermador® Built-In Ovens Leads to Recall by BSH Home Appliances Corp.
BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Ceramic Heaters Recalled By Lasko; Heaters Could Pose A Fire Hazard
Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa.
Asko Cylinda Recalls DW95 Series Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
Asko Cylinda AB, of Vara, Sweden
General Electric Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
The Holmes Group Recalls Oil-Filled Electric Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
The Holmes Group, of Milford, Mass.
Laars Heating Systems Recalls Gas Boilers and Water Heaters Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Laars Heating Systems Co., of Rochester, N.H.
Sportcraft Recalls Inflatable Bounce Houses Due to Impact Injury Hazard
Sportcraft Ltd., of Mt. Olive, N.J.
Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa
Tower Fans Recalled by the Holmes Group Due to Fire Hazard
The Holmes Group, of Milford, Mass.
Family Dollar Stores Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heater for Fire Hazard
Emerson Electric Co. Recalls Ceiling Fans for Injury Hazard from Falling Blades
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.
Trane Recalls Air Conditioners after Incidents of Units Smoking
Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner, of Qingdao, China
Delta Combination Water Heaters Recalled by Triangle Tube for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Triangle Tube/Phase III, of Blackwood, N.J.
Electronic Pressure Cookers Sold by QVC Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
QVC Inc., of West Chester, Pa.
What to do with this
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Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.