2015 Product Recalls (8,173)

2015 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 8,173 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 7.83% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.4 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, 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 164 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 12 critical, 37 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. The page references 19 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 39 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (35), NHTSA (11), CPSC (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 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, USDA FSIS, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

2015 Recall Year Insight

regard Item Number: 800557, Sterile, LD0646 - C-Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800555, Sterile, HT0644 - Pediatric Card Cath - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800559, Sterile, ET0648 - Head & Neck - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800526, Sterile, ET0610 - Head and Neck - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800408, Sterile, LD0477 - C-Section Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROI, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800548, Sterile, OR0637 - Extremity - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800407, Sterile, OR0476 - Ortho Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROI, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800419, Sterile, GY0488 - D&C Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

Celesteion PCA-9000A/2 PET/CT System

Universal Compact Head Ring Adapter Plate (UCHRAP), a component of the Universal Compact Head Ring Adapter, UCHRA. The UCHRA is a component of the Integra¿ CRW¿ Precision Arc Stereotactic System.

regard Item Number: 800417, Sterile, GY0486 - Laparoscopy Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800508, Sterile, LD0586 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800524, Sterile, LD0608 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800036003, Sterile, LD0274C - C Section Pack - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

Ortho OS Solutions UltOS 3.5mm locking screw 12mm to 50mm Ortho Solutions LTD, Unit 5 West Station Business Park, Spital Road, Maldon, Essex CM96FF Rx Only a) Sterile b) Non-Sterile Orthopaedic Bone Screw

regard Item Number: 800560001, Sterile, GS0649A - Lap Chole - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800546, Sterile, GS0635 - Abdominal - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800528, Sterile, GS0612 - Lap Chole Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800422001, Sterile, OR0491A - Arthroscopy Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800525, Sterile, OR0609 - Extremity Pack - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800567, Sterile, GY0656 - Robotic Hysterectomy - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800425, Sterile, CV0494 - AV Access Pk -Spohn surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

Access Free T3 Reagent Kit, P/N A13422 The Access Free T3 assay is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay for the quantitative determination of free triiodothyronine levels in human serum and plasma using the Access Immunoassay Systems.

MICroSTREP plus 2 Panel, Part No. B1027-202 Product Usage: MicroScan MICroSTREP plus panels are designed for use in determining quantitative and/or qualitative antimicrobial agent susceptibility of colonies grown on solid media of aerobic streptococci, including Streptococcus pneumoniae.

regard Item Number 800567001, Sterile, GY0656A - Robotic Hysterectomy - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

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

regard Item Number: 800413, Sterile, CV0482 - Vascular Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800528001, Sterile, GS0612A - Lap Chole Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800599, Sterile, GS0694 - Robotic Lap - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

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

SOMATOM Definition Flash; intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at different angles or spiral planes taken at different angles.

regard Item Number: 800569, Sterile, CV0659 - Open Heart A & B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

regard Item Number: 800414, Sterile, OR0483 - Total Joint Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure

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

MERCEDES-BENZ 2015: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

TOYOTA 2016: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

VOLVO 2012-2014: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

MACK 2013: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

VOLVO 2011-2013: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2011-2013: EQUIPMENT

CHEVROLET,GMC 2014-2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2016: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

CHEVROLET 2014: SEATS

Safety 1st Recalls Décor Wood Highchairs Due to Fall Hazard

VOLVO 2012-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL 2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

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, JMC Restaurant Distribution, LP, Coppell, TX.

Coquette's Gluten Free Spring Pack Cupcakes (4 pack), Oranges n' Cream & Strawberry Mint Lemonade. coquettesbistro.com. NET Wt. 9.67 OZ. No expiration date on package, sold in ambient air at retail.

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