2014 Recalls
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2014 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 6,290 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2014. That represents about 7.49% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 17.2 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, and USDA FSIS 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 126 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 9 critical, 41 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 25 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 43 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (37), NHTSA (7), CPSC (3), 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, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
ASEPT Pleural Drainage System, Pleural Drainage Catheter Kit, Ref No. P09080001, M7001 Product Usage: The pfm medical ASEPT Pleural Drainage Syste…
Pfm Medical Inc
Arrow Nerve Block Component, Product Code: AB-18040-N: Permits placement of catheters next to nerves and nerve plexuses for continuous nerve block an…
Arrow International Inc
A uterine tenaculum is a hook-like instrument used to seize and hold the cervix or fundus sold under the CareFusion, Teleflex Medical, Symmetry Surgi…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Crocodile (size 3) are two-armed, wheeled walking aids, used by children with disabilities. Product Usage: The Crocodile is a walking aid for child…
Snug Seat Inc
6F x 60 cm Dual Lumen CT PICC, Ref No. PFM2CT6D Product Usage:The PFM CT PICC catheter is indicated for short or long term peripheral access to th…
Pfm Medical Inc
LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5, RIGHT, REF 71426005, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Schoitz weights are manual devices used with Schoitz tonometers and are intended to measure intraocular pressure by applying a known force on the glo…
Instrumed International, Inc.
A circumcision clamp is an instrument used to compress the foreskin of the penis during circumcision of a male infant sold under the Medline Industri…
Instrumed International, Inc.
An endometrial suction curette is a device used to remove material from the uterus and from the mucosal lining of the uterus by scraping and vacuum s…
Instrumed International, Inc.
McKenzie Perforator Drills are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Pho…
Instrumed International, Inc.
ASEPT Peritoneal Drainage System, Ref No. P09080002 Product Usage: The pfm medical ASEPT Peritoneal Drainage System is a tunneled, indwelling cat…
Pfm Medical Inc
Covidien Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator, Rx ONLY, Made in Ireland., Covidien LLC, USA. REF 980X1ENDIUU.
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. (dba Covidien LP)
Manual bunnell cranial drills are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull sold under the Boss…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Soft Contact Lens
Cooper Vision Caribbean Corp.
1488 HD 3-Chip Inline Camera; Model Number 1488-710-105 - HD 3-Chip Inline Camera, C-Mount; Product Usage: High definition camera to view endos…
Stryker Endoscopy
Align Radial Stems, Prosthesis, Elbow, Hemi Replacement of the radial head for degenerative or post-traumatic disabilities presenting pain, crepitat…
Skeletal Dynamics
Zimmer Title 2 Bone Screw Remover Instrument, Part Number ET1093-01 Rx Only, Non-Sterile. The Screw Remover is a component of the Endius TITLE 2 P…
Zimmer, Inc.
Gardner-Wells wrenches are used in traction skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dis…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Lft Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
Micro Introducer Kit, 5F Micro Introducer Kit, Ref No. M4005 Product Usage: These introducers are used for the percutaneous introduction of therap…
Pfm Medical Inc
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Lft Narrow Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
Model Number ASHA4730-01: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches and Model Number ASHA5050-01: Ambient KVac Wand with Integrated Fing…
ArthroCare Medical Corporation
Distal Access Catheter: Model Numbers: 90121, 90130, 90131, 90160. The Distal Access Catheter is intended for use in facilitating the insertion a…
Concentric Medical Inc
Trevo Pro 4 Stent Retriever, Model number 80021; U.S. Indications for use: The Trevo Retriever is intended to restore blood flow in the neurovascu…
Concentric Medical Inc
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 50mm Lft Standard Ti Mandi Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 55mm Lft Standard Ti Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
Cloward Spanner gauges are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the CareFu…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Cushing perforating drills are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Bos…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Veta Peritoneal Catheter Kit, Curled, Ref No. M7225 Product Usage: Veta Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters are intended for acute and chronic access t…
Pfm Medical Inc
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Lft Narrow Ti Mand
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement System- 45mm Rt Stand Off TI Mand Reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint
Biomet Microfixation, LLC
CVB distraction screws are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Symmetr…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Titanium fixation screws, springloaded are used in traction skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g.,…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Thoracentesis & Paracentesis Procedure Tray, Ref No. M7553, 850004 Product Usage: Short term percutaneous fluid drainage.
Pfm Medical Inc
LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
IntellaMap Orion High Resolution Mapping Catheter; Material number: M004RC64S0; Catalog number RC64S; Is indicated for electrophysiological mappi…
Boston Scientific Corp
Conformis iTotal CR G2 Knee Replacement System Catalog/Model #: M57250600010 Intended for use as a total knee replacement in patients with knee j…
ConforMIS, Inc.
Wegmans Food Markets Recalls Moody Face Stress Balls Due to Choking Hazard
DODGE 2015: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
DODGE
WindowTex Recalls Custom Roller Shades Due to Risk of Injury
Windowcraft Inc. dba. WindowTex, of Garden City Park, NY
DODGE 2005: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DODGE
DODGE,MITSUBISHI 2006-2007: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DODGE,MITSUBISHI
ACURA 2014-2015: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
ACURA
MINI 2014-2015: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
MINI
HONDA 2015: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
HONDA
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by UVEX Sports Due to Risk of Head Injury
Uvex Sports GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
FORD 2005-2006: AIR BAGS
FORD
Crema GuateLinda (Guatemalan Style Cream) in individually soft poly/plastic bags labeled in part: Lacteos Santa Martha Crema GuateLinda Guatemalan St…
Oasis Brands, Inc
Cuajada en Hoja (Fresh Curd Cheese) in individually soft poly/plastic bags labeled in part: Lacteos Santa Martha Cuajada en Hoja Queso Casero Hecho a…
Oasis Brands, Inc
Gourmet Warehouse, Island Jerk Marinade, 16 fl oz. (473 mL), Ingredient: Soy Sauce, Lemon Juice, Thyme, Allspice, Onion, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, Salt…
R and S Gourmet Warehouse
Nearby Recall Years
Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.
Data Sources
- Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API — calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
- Source: CPSC + NHTSA + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2014
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.