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2014 Recalls

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2014 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 7,557 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2014. That represents about 7.43% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 20.7 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA combined. Year-level views are the cleanest way to see macro patterns: volume spikes often correlate with new regulatory priorities (e.g., infant-sleep products after 2021, lithium-ion batteries after 2022), supply-chain contamination events, or changes in agency enforcement intensity, while quiet years can reflect either genuine product-safety improvements or reduced agency staffing and reporting lag. With 152 pages at 50 recalls each, browsing this year end-to-end gives a statistically representative sample of what the federal recall pipeline looked like in 2014.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 4 critical, 46 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 28 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 47 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (39), CPSC (9), NHTSA (2), which matters because each agency's recall authority, hazard framing, and remedy mechanism differ, an FDA food recall, a CPSC consumer-product recall, and a NHTSA vehicle recall are legally distinct instruments even when the underlying hazard language sounds similar. Reviewing the dominant agency for a given year is one of the fastest ways to understand where federal attention was concentrated.

Year-indexed browsing serves three practical purposes: historical research (tracking how a hazard class evolved over time), consumer action (finding whether a product purchased in 2014 was later recalled), and journalistic or regulatory context (understanding what the enforcement landscape looked like in a given period). Every record on this page links to a full detail view with the hazard, remedy, distribution, and agency-assigned recall number, always use that recall number to verify current status directly with the issuing agency before acting on time-sensitive remedies, because agencies amend, terminate, and expand recalls in the months and years after initial publication. Data on this page reflects federal agency public filings; the agency's live record remains authoritative for legal, medical, or safety decisions. Verify with FDA openFDA, CPSC, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

PERSONA (TM) The Personalized Knee System Tibial General Instrument Tray, non-sterile The intended use of the sterilization case is to organize, s…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

PERSONA (TM) The Personalized Knee System Tibial General Instrument Tray, non-sterile The intended use of the sterilization case is to organize, s…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Philips IntelliSpace PACS 4.4 image management systems performs digital image processing, measurement and communication and storage.

Philips Healthcare Informatics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

TRIGEN(R) INTERTAN(TM) 10MM X 18 CM NAIL, 125o, REF 71675201, QTY (1), STERILE R, Smith & Nephew, Memphis, Inc., TN 38116 TRIGEN(R) INTERTAN(TM) …

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

PENTAX Upper/Lower G.I. Endoscope OF-B130 and OF-B194 Gas/Water Feeding Valve

Pentax Medical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Bottom Nonsterile PSN A/S PROV L CD BOTTOM +0MM PSN A/S PROV L CD…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Port Access Kit with MicroClave Clear Connector, Item No. B79104 BD prefilled syringes are co-packaged into a kit with ICU devices and other compo…

ICU Medical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Tibila Insert CK, Balanced Knee System Revision, REF563-1YYY Product Usage: UHMWPE component used in TKA and revision TKA procedures to serve as a…

Ortho Development Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System CPS Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Top Nonsterile TASP MLC L 3-5 CD TOP TASP MLC L 6-9 CD TOP T…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

All brochures printed before November 20, 2013 for the HyperBlue 1530 medical laser, including the product brochure and the online information regard…

Hyperion Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Uni*Fuse INFUSION SYSTEM WITH COOPER WIRE, 5F x 90 cm x 30 cm Infusion Pattern, Catalog No./REF 12401808, Product No. H787124018085, STERILE -- Angio…

Angiodynamics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Blood pressure (BP) circuit of the ANSAR ANX-3.0 Autonomic Monitor system. The ANX 3.0 system is comprised of these components. 1. Patient Physio…

Ansar Group, Inc. Dba Ansar Medical Technologies, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer, Label: REF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 56 EAST BE…

Biomet, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

IntelePACS software versions 3-8-1 to 4-9-1, Product Usage: IntelePACS is a device that receives digital images and data from various sources (s…

Intelerad Medical Systems

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Apex Arc Hip Stem, Size 2, HA Coated; Product Code: HC-21002-HA

Omnilife Science Inc.

FDA Devices Critical Aug 27, 2014

DePuy Synthes Craniomaxillofacial Distraction System (AB Distractor Bodies and BC Distractor Bodies)

Synthes, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Synthes 3.0 MM TI Cannulated Screw Instrument and Implant Set

Synthes, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

CAP Change Kit w/MicroClave Clear, Item No. B78109 BD prefilled syringes are co-packaged into a kit with ICU devices and other components. The aff…

ICU Medical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

PS Tibial Insert, REF 163-1XXX Product Usage: UHMWPE component used in TKA procedures to serve as a tibial bearing surface for articulation with …

Ortho Development Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Magna-Fx Cannulated Screw Fixation System Cannulated Bone Screw Sterile zimmer

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Philips IntelliSpace ECG Management System, with software option C61 needed to import ECGs from the Quinton Stress ECG System. Model No. 860426

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Siemens Dimension Chemistry Wash (RD701) is an accessory of the flex cartridge system used on the Siemens Dimension RxL and Xpand assays. The wash bu…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System CR Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Top Nonsterile TASP CR L 3-9 CD TOP

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Philips IP5 Information Portal The Expression Information Portal (Model IP5), a display and device controller for Philips MRI patient monitoring s…

Invivo Corporation

FDA Devices Critical Aug 27, 2014

Gel-E Donut, Squishon 2 gel pillows Product Usage:: The products are intended to support and cradle a baby s head and/or body. The rectangular sha…

Childrens Medical Ventures

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Pivot Bipolar Cup 22x42/43-51/53mm, REF 133-YYYY Product Usage: Used in a hemiarthroplasty procedure as the bearing surface to articulate with bo…

Ortho Development Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

AMO TECNIS CL Foldable Silicone IOL with OptiEdge Design, Model Z9002. Indicated for primary implantation for the visual correction of aphakia in adu…

AMO Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Patella 38mm, REF164-0038 Product Usage: UHMWPE component used in a TKA procedure to resurface the patella and serve as a bearing surface for sl…

Ortho Development Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

4.0 mm Cancellous Screw, Partially Threaded Sterile Zimmer

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Persona (TM) The Personalized Knee System UC Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Top Nonsterile TASP UC L 3-7 CD TOP TASP UC L 4-11 EF TOP TAS…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Medtronic, Activa PC, Model 37601, Method of Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide, Single Use Only, Rx Only. The Activa¿ PC neurostimulator is a dual-ch…

Medtronic Neuromodulation

CPSC Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Goodman Company Recalls Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

Goodman Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas

CPSC Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Multi-Purpose Outdoor Shelters Recalled By Sunjoy Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at BJ's Wholesale Club (Recall Alert)

QiaFeng Leisure Products Co. Ltd., of Ningbo, China

CPSC Moderate Aug 27, 2014

NRS Recalls Water Sports Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury

CPSC Moderate Aug 27, 2014

Swimwear Anywhere Recalls Little Marc Jacobs Girls Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard (Recall Alert)

Swimwear Anywhere, Inc., of New York, N.Y.

CPSC Moderate Aug 26, 2014

Cree Recalls LED Light Fixtures Due to Laceration Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC Moderate Aug 26, 2014

Hewlett-Packard Recalls Notebook Computer AC Power Cords Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), of Palo Alto, Calif.

NHTSA Critical Aug 26, 2014

AUDI 2013: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AUDI

CPSC Moderate Aug 22, 2014

Two Deaths Reported with Ace Bayou Bean Bag Chairs; Recall Announced Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards

Ace Bayou Corp., of New Orleans, La.

NHTSA Critical Aug 22, 2014

FORD 2014: STEERING

FORD

CPSC Moderate Aug 21, 2014

SolarWorld Recalls Solar Systems with Copper Grounding Lugs Due to Electrocution, Electric Shock or Fire Hazard

SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG, of Bonn, Germany.

CPSC Moderate Aug 21, 2014

WilliamsRDM Recalls StoveTop FireStop Microhood Due to Safety Hazard (Recall Alert)

WilliamsRDM, Inc., of Ft. Worth, Texas

Nearby Recall Years

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
  • Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2014

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2014 across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA federal recall feeds. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.