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2015 Recalls

6,853 recalls · Page 68 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 4 critical, 46 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 23 distinct recalling firms operating in 4 distinct product categories, with 45 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (43), NHTSA (5), CPSC (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.

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FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack 14.5 Fr x 33 cm Item Code: 8888233508

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

SYNGO IMAGING (VERSION V30 and V31); Syngo Imaging is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) intended to display, process, read, report,…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision SI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 23cm Item Code: 8888123408P

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision SI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 33cm Item Code: 8888133508P

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision SI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 28cm Item Code: 8888145064P

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

SOMATOM Emotion 6; produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane …

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Lactate. Intended for use on COBAS INTEGRA 800 and 400 plus systems, cobas c111, Roche/Hitachi MODULAR systems, and cobas c systems for the quanti…

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Infinite M1000 PRO in vitro diagnostic. Product Usage: The Tecan Infinite M1000 PRO is a multifunctional monochromator based microplate reader …

Tecan US, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision HSI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 33cm Item Code: 8888145050CP

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Infinite M1000 in vitro diagnostic. Product Usage: The Tecan Infinite M1000 is a multifunctional monochromator based microplate reader that pro…

Tecan US, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome HSI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 19cm Item Code: 8888145057C

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Oasis Dry Suction Water Seal Chest Drain, DRY SINGLE W/AC P/N: 3600-100

Atrium Medical Corporation
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 28cm Item Code:8888145064

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Bullet-Tip PEEK VBR/IBF System, 32mm(l) 13mm(H) Implant 32-13-32 UDI (01)008464680341 08(17)191218(10)200827; T-Plus PEEK VBR/IBF System, 10mm(W) x 2…

RTI Surgical, Inc. (dba Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.)
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision SI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 23cm Item Code: 8888145063CP

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

DePuy Synthes 6.5 mm Titanium Recon Screws w/T25 Stardrive (70mm, 75mm, 80mm, 85mm, 90mm, 95mm, 105mm); part of the Expert Lateral Femur Nail System…

Synthes, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Infinite 200 PRO in vitro diagnostic. Product Usage: The Tecan Infinite 200 PRO is a multifunctional microplate reader with injector option. Th…

Tecan US, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) Drivers of the Free-Gliding SCFE Screw System with catalogue number SCF-MLD265 and SCF-MLD273.

Pega Medical Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Extractor Pro RX Retrieval Balloon Catheter 9-12 mm Above Retrieval Balloon Catheter; Universal Product Number (UPN) M00547000 The Extractor Pro RX …

Boston Scientific Corporation
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Natural Knee II Revision Femoral Stem, 125mm, item 6215-12-185. packaged in configuration 803/791. Knee Prosthesis component.

Zimmer, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

LDL-Cholesterol plus gen.2. The Boehringer Mannheim Direct LDL-Cholesterol test in intended for the quantitative determination of low-density lip…

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Axis-Shield Liquid Stable (LS) 2-Part HOMOCYSTEINE REAGENT; 100 test format, 1000 test format, and 200 test format; and Private Label: (Distributed b…

Axis-Shield Diagnostics, Ltd.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Kit 14.5 Fr x 55cm Item Code: 8888145066

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Dr. Sheffield's LUBRI GEL 3 oz (85 g) Non sterile over-the-counter personal lubricant.

Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

GE Healthcare Innova IGS 530. Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, in…

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome HSI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 33cm Item Code: 8888145050

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 28cm Item Code: 8888128458

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Medtronic DLP Femoral Arterial Cannula, models 57414, 57417, and 57421, and DLP Femoral Cannula Replacement Kit, Models 96017 and 96021. Sterilized …

Medtronic Perfusion Systems
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Cholesterol Gen.2. The cassette COBAS Integra Cholesterol Gen.2 (CHOL2) contains an in vitro diagnostic reagent system intended for use on COBAS I…

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Hamilton Medical Infant Flow Sensor, single use, (1.88m), Part number 155500. The infant flow sensor is an accessory for the Hamilton Medical Ventil…

Hamilton Medical, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision HSI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 19cm Item Code: 8888145057CP

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 19cm Item Code: 8888145062

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision SI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 19cm Item Code: 8888145062CP

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 23cm Item Code: 8888123408

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision HSI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 33cm Item Code: 8888133509P

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

GE Healthcare Innova IGS 630. Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, in…

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Gelseal Straight Diameter 8mm Length 15cm. Vascular graft prosthesis is an implanted device intended to repair, replace, or bypass sections of nat…

Vascutek, Ltd.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (HVAD) For use as a bridge-to-cardiac transplantation in patient who are at risk of death from refractory end-st…

HeartWare Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome SI Chronic Catheter Kit 14.5 Fr x 28cm Item Code: 8888245064

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision HSI Chronic Catheter Kit w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 28cm Item Code: 8888145049P

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

ICT Serum Calibrator REF 146-03. For use in the calibration of the serum Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride assays.

Abbott Laboratories
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

GE Healthcare Innova IGS 620. Angiographic X-ray systems used in generating fluoroscopic and rotational images of human anatomy for diagnostic, in…

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Palindrome Precision HSI Chronic Catheter Sport Pack w/VenaTrac Stylet 14.5 Fr x 23cm Item Code: 8888123409P

Covidien LLC
CPSC Moderate Jul 8, 2015

Barnett Outdoors Recalls Slingshots Due to Risk of Injury
NHTSA Critical Jul 8, 2015

HONDA 2014-2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY

HONDA
NHTSA Critical Jul 8, 2015

FORD 2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

FORD
NHTSA Critical Jul 7, 2015

DODGE 2011-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

DODGE
NHTSA Moderate Jul 6, 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ 2014: VISIBILITY/WIPER

MERCEDES-BENZ
NHTSA Moderate Jul 6, 2015

HONDA 2016: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

HONDA
FDA Food Critical Jul 1, 2015

Blue Bell Ice Cream Blueberry Cheesecake Still a 1/2 Gal (2 QTS)

Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.

Nearby Recall Years

Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.

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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 2015

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.