2015 Recalls

Reviewed byPlainRecalls Editorial, Product Recalls Editorial Team · June 6, 2026

6,853 recalls · Page 27 of 138

2015 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 6,853 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 8.16% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.8 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 138 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 2015.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 1 critical, 49 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 7 distinct recalling firms operating in 3 distinct product categories, with 49 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (48), CPSC (1), NHTSA (1), 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 2015 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.

2015 Recalls

2015 Recall Year Insight

Zimmer Universal Locking System, Titanium 3.5mm. Zimmer Implant and Instrument Cases are reusable, non-implantable devices designed to facilitate or…

regard Item Number: 800036002, Sterile, LD0274B - C Section Pack - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the l…

regard Item Number: 800411, Sterile, NU0480 - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…

Disposable Paper Filter for Sterilization Containers Paper, Medical Accessory, 100 DISP, Paper F, Steri.Cases, New Shape, Manufactured and distrib…

regard Item Number: 800411002, Sterile, NU0480B - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 800533, Sterile, GS0606 - Abdominal Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 880330, Sterile, OR0761 - Total Hip - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 800560, Sterile, GS0649 - Lap Chole - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 800532, Sterile, GY0616 - Vaginal Hysterectomy - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on th…

regard Item Number: 800411001, Sterile, NU0480A - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 800597, Sterile, GY0688 - LAVH - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, …

regard Item Number: 880327, Sterile, CV0758 - Open Heart A&B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the la…

regard Item Number: 800565, Sterile, CV0654 - Pediatric Heart - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

regard Item Number: 800566, Sterile, NU0655 - VP Shunt - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…

regard Item Number: 800549, Sterile, ET0638 - Head & Neck - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label i…

Specialist 2 Intramedullary (SP2 IM) Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) The SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) is used in both primary and revi…

regard Item Number: 800550, Sterile, OR0639 - Hip Shoulder - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 800531, Sterile, NU0615 - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…

regard Item Number: 800623, Sterile, NU0787 - Neuro - surgical kit containing light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, …

regard Item Number: 800514, Sterile, LD0592 - C Section Pack - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the labe…

MAJ-1606 Instrument Channel Adaptor; a single use adapter which enables a connection between the endoscope's instrument channel port and the O FP-2 p…

regard Item Number: 800551, Sterile, GS0640 - Lap Chole - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 800091001, Sterile, LD0692A - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

SOMATOM Definition Edge; intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the…

regard Item Number 800568001, Sterile, OR0658A - Titanium Rib - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

regard Item Number: 800569001, Sterile, CV0659A - Open Heart A&B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the …

regard Item Number: 800410, Sterile, CV0479 - Open Heart Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the labe…

regard Item Number: 800554002, Sterile, GS0643B - Pediatric Basic - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the …

regard Item Number: 800413001, Sterile, CV0482A - Vascular Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

regard Item Number 800565001, Sterile, CV0654A - Pediatric Heart - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the …

regard Item Number: 800554001, Sterile, GS0643A - Pediatric Basic - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the …

regard Item Number: 800568, Sterile, OR0658 - Titanium Rib - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 880328, Sterile, HT0759 - Pacemaker Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

SOMATOM Definition AS, intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the s…

regard Item Number: 800401, Sterile, GS0470 - Lap Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is RO…

regard Item Number: 800617, Sterile, NU0768 - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…

regard Item Number: 800091, Sterile, LD0692 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 880326, Sterile, GS0757 - Major Basin - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

regard Item Number: 800558, Sterile, OR0647 - Extremity - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 800415, Sterile, OR0484 - Shoulder System Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the…

regard Item Number: 800562, Sterile, NU0651 - Neuro - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi,…

regard Item Number: 880321, Sterile, GS0752 - Breast Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label i…

regard Item Number: 800418, Sterile, GY0487 - Major Vaginal Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the l…

regard Item Number: 880331, Sterile, OR0762 - Total Knee - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is…

regard Item Number: 800527, Sterile, OR0611 - Hip Shoulder Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

regard Item Number: 800557, Sterile, LD0646 - C-Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …

regard Item Number: 800555, Sterile, HT0644 - Pediatric Card Cath - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the…

regard Item Number: 800559, Sterile, ET0648 - Head & Neck - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label i…

TCC Cooking Company Recalls CHEFS Vertical Roasters Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards

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