2015 Recalls

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team. · Updated July 2026

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2015 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 8,016 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 7.88% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.0 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 161 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 17 critical, 18 moderate, and 15 lower-severity recalls. The page references 28 distinct recalling firms operating in 7 distinct product categories, with 39 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Food (18), FDA Devices (11), NHTSA (11), 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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

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FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Syngo RT Oncologist, an optional accessory to the linear accelerator system and permits localization, contouring, segmentation, image review, and rev…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number 800567001, Sterile, GY0656A - Robotic Hysterectomy - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm o…

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Medtronic Medical Device Identification Card for SureScan pacemaker patients. The front of this card identifies the implanted pacing system …

Medtronic Inc. Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Synthes Periarticular Insertion Handle for 4.5mm LCP Proximal Tibia Plates and Periarticular Aiming Arm for 4.5mm LCP Proximal Tibia Plates

Synthes (USA) Products LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number: 800413, Sterile, CV0482 - Vascular Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number: 800528001, Sterile, GS0612A - Lap Chole Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number: 800599, Sterile, GS0694 - Robotic Lap - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label i…

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Monaco Radiation Treatment Planning System. Used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy.

Elekta, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

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

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number: 800569, Sterile, CV0659 - Open Heart A & B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the la…

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015

regard Item Number: 800414, Sterile, OR0483 - Total Joint Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc

CPSC Moderate Oct 14, 2015

CiCi's Cavatappi, Enriched Macaroni Product, packaged in 5-lb. bags, 4 bags per case, Packed exclusively for use by CiCi's Pizza and its Franchisees,…

ConAgra Foods Inc

FDA Food Low Oct 7, 2015