Recall rankings
The most-recalled companies and years
Who carries the most product recalls on record, and when issuance peaked, counted as distinct recall events across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA.
These are the companies and years with the most U.S. product recalls on record, ranked by distinct recall events, not by danger.
Across 100,165 federal recalls (1995–2026), Zimmer Biomet, Inc. carries the most on record with 875 distinct events, and issuance peaked in 2016. A higher count usually reflects a larger product range and more regulatory scrutiny, not worse safety, read each notice for the actual hazard.
The headline
Across 100,165 federal recalls (1995–2026), Zimmer Biomet, Inc. carries the most on record (875 distinct events), and issuance peaked in 2016 (8,148).
- 100,165
- total recalls ranked
- 875
- top firm (Zimmer Biomet, Inc.)
- 2016
- peak issuance year
Rankings count frequency of issuance, not units affected or severity, large diversified firms accumulate more records by scale alone.
Recalls issued per year
Distinct recall events across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA, 2010–2025
Most-recalled companies
Top 10 firms by distinct recall events on record
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
875 recalls
- Medline Industries, LP - Northfield
Medline Industries, LP - Northfield
822 recalls
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
790 recalls
- Ford
Ford
763 recalls
- Customed, Inc
Customed, Inc
682 recalls
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
660 recalls
- Newly Weds Foods Inc
Newly Weds Foods Inc
657 recalls
- Icu Medical Inc
Icu Medical Inc
651 recalls
- Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
634 recalls
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Boston Scientific Corporation
605 recalls
What this shows Recall count reflects frequency of issuance, not units affected or fault, large diversified firms accumulate more records by scale alone.
Most recalled companies
How to read these rankings
Counts are distinct recall events, not units affected, one recall covering millions of units counts the same as one covering a single batch. Most-recalled companies tend to be the largest and most heavily-inspected: more product lines and more regulatory scrutiny mean more notices, not necessarily worse safety. Names are normalized into a single canonical entity where unambiguous; parent and subsidiary stay separate when the agency notice names the subsidiary.
Year-over-year swings track recall-issuance activity, shifting regulatory priorities, new detection methods, supply-chain events, more than underlying product safety. Calendar-year aggregation may differ slightly from agency fiscal-year totals. Every ranked entry links to its full history, and every recall links back to the issuing agency for verification.
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Rankings reflect issuance frequency, not severity, always read the individual recall notice for the hazard and remedy.
Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Rankings are computed across the full archive by distinct recall events, not by units affected, which the federal records report inconsistently. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.