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2015 Recalls

6,853 recalls · Page 9 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 10 critical, 38 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 32 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (24), FDA Food (11), CPSC (7), 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 Dec 9, 2015

Philips Healthcare INTEGRIS vascular System Model : 722122 Product Usage: The Allura Xper series is intended for use in cardiovascular and vas…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Philips Healthcare Xper vascular systems R7.6 Model : 722134 Product Usage: The Allura Xper series is intended for use in cardiovascular and va…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Philips Healthcare INTEGRIS H5000F/Allura 9F Model : 722017 Product Usage: The Allura Xper series is intended for use in cardiovascular and va…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

PROLARYN PLUS Injectable Implant 1.0 cc Plus Calcium Hydroxlyapatite (CaHA) Injectable Implant, Model No. 8044M0K5. An injectable implant used to tr…

Merz North America, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Philips Healthcare Allura Xper Series: Allura Xper FD10 Allura Xper FD10/10 Allura Xper FD20 Allura Xper FD21 Allura Xper FD22 Allura Xper FD23…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

U-SDN 2 Part Ultra Modified Seldinger Needles, NS/37-0387. All needles were sold in bulk, non-sterile, and intended for further processing. Needle…

Procedure Products, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Philips Healthcare INTEGRIS cardio system Model : 722121 Product Usage: The Allura Xper series is intended for use in cardiovascular and vascu…

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

IOL Master 500: Software versions 7.5 and 7.7; Ophthalmic: IOL Master 500 is intended for biometric determination of ocular measurements of axial …

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Copper NiTi Preformed Archwires; Copper NiTi 40 BAF .016X.022 LO Pk10, Part No. 211-0952. Intended to provide tooth movement.

Ormco/Sybronendo
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Patient Support Material Number: 9890 010 87431 used with: BuckyDiagnost ; Model: 704060/706037

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Medtronic InSync III, model 8042, 8042B and 8042U. Implantable pulse generator pacemaker.

Medtronic Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Patient Support Material Number: 9890 010 87431, used with:EasyDiagnost ; Model: 706050

Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

ProTrack Microcatheter. Model/Catalog Numbers CIC38-145, CIC35-145. Sterile, single use device intended to be used as a standard infusion wire or …

Baylis Medical Corp *
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

DeRoyal sterile custom surgical kits: 1) Emergency CABG Pack Pgybk, ref 89-7859.01 2) Emergency CABG Pack Pgybk, ref 89-7859.02 3) Open Heart Pack…

DeRoyal Industries Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Model 5001102 MPS Delivery Set w/ arrest agent and additive cassettes, heat exchanger &10 ft. delivery tubing; Model 5001102-AS MPS Delivery Set with…

Quest Medical, Inc.
CPSC Moderate Dec 9, 2015

Basler Electric Recalls Transformers Due to Fire, Shock Hazards (Recall Alert)

Basler Electric Company, of Highland, Ill.
CPSC Moderate Dec 9, 2015

The Craftsman Brand Recalls Blower/Vacs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

NHTSA Critical Dec 9, 2015

JEEP 2015-2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

JEEP
CPSC Moderate Dec 8, 2015

Jofran Recalls Cement Table Due to Injury Hazard
CPSC Moderate Dec 8, 2015

Kubota Recalls Utility Vehicle Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Kubota Tractor Corp., of Torrance, Calif.
CPSC Moderate Dec 8, 2015

Limoss Recalls Battery Power Packs for Power Recliners and Lift Chairs Due to Fire Hazard

Limoss US LLC, of Baldwyn, Miss.
CPSC Moderate Dec 8, 2015

Technical Consumer Products Recalls LED Lamps Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

NHTSA Critical Dec 8, 2015

AUDI 2015: SEATS

AUDI
NHTSA Critical Dec 8, 2015

AUDI 2012-2013: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

AUDI
NHTSA Critical Dec 7, 2015

HONDA 2010-2012: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

HONDA
NHTSA Critical Dec 7, 2015

FREIGHTLINER 2013-2015: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

FREIGHTLINER
NHTSA Critical Dec 4, 2015

MITSUBISHI 2014-2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

MITSUBISHI
CPSC Moderate Dec 3, 2015

Cost Plus World Market Recalls Reading Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Cost Plus Management Services Inc., of Oakland, Calif.
FDA Food Low Dec 2, 2015

Cranberry Chipotle Spread, 10.5 oz, packed in glass jar with metal lid, inside a cardboard box

Something Special Deli-Foods Ltd.
FDA Food Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Sugar Old Fashioned Gourmet Cookie Dough NET WT. 3 lb. (48 oz.) Distributed By: Tower Cafe, Okarche, OK 73762 packaged in plastic tub.

Tower Cafe Inc. DBA Okarche Bakery
FDA Food Critical Dec 2, 2015

Chocolate Chip Old Fashioned Gourmet Cookie Dough NET WT. 3 lb. (48 oz.) Distributed By: Tower Cafe, Okarche, OK 73762 packaged in plastic tub.

Tower Cafe Inc. DBA Okarche Bakery
FDA Food Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Meijer Caramel Corn, packed in 10 oz. bags, ( 283 g), 12 bags per case

Meijer Distribution, Inc
FDA Food Critical Dec 2, 2015

M&M Old Fashioned Gourmet Cookie Dough NET WT. 3 lb. (48 oz.) Distributed By: Tower Cafe, Okarche, OK 73762 packaged in plastic tub.

Tower Cafe Inc. DBA Okarche Bakery
FDA Food Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Daily Chef Peanut Butter Bars, Net Wt. 27 oz (1 lb 11 oz) 765g, Made in Canada, Manufactured for: CSM Bakery Products NA, Inc., Tucker, GA 30084

CSM Bakery Products NA
FDA Food Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Oatmeal Raisin Old Fashioned Gourmet Cookie Dough NET WT. 3 lb. (48 oz.) Distributed By: Tower Cafe, Okarche, OK 73762 packaged in plastic tub.

Tower Cafe Inc. DBA Okarche Bakery
FDA Food Critical Dec 2, 2015

Natures Promise Organic Edamame in Pod, 16 oz., UPC 68826702124. Product is frozen.

Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated
FDA Food Critical Dec 2, 2015

Natures Promise Organic Shelled Edamame, 16 oz., UPC 68826712764. Product is frozen.

Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated
FDA Food Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC: 037600105002

Hormel Foods Corporation
FDA Food Low Dec 2, 2015

Curley Parsley 4/5 lb packaged in cardboard box, UPC code 740695801109

MR Cuta dba Riley's
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Estradiol USP 99.5%, .5% Stearic Acid NF Pellets, 3 mL, one-count vials, 6 mg (NDC 69761-006-01),10 mg (NDC 69761-010-01),12.5 mg (NDC 69761-012-01),…

Qualgen
FDA Drug Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Testosterone USP 99.5%, .5% Stearic Acid NF Pellets, 3 mL, one-count vials, 25 mg (NDC 69761-125-01), 37.5 mg (NDC 69761-137-01), 50 mg (NDC 69761-15…

Qualgen
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

NxStage System One S Cycler (High Permeability Hemodialysis System) Model no. NX1000-5

NxStage Medical, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

2.4MM locking screw SLF-TPNG with Stardrive Recess 18 mm. Intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of …

Synthes (USA) Products LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Palindrome Precision Chronic Catheter Kit Symmetrical Tip 14.5 Fr/Ch (4.8mm) X 33 cm Item Number: 8888145017P The Palindrome chronic catheter is…

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Syngo Imaging VB36D_HF02. Radiological image processing system.

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

rainbow Reusable Sensors. RAINBOW DCI-DC3, SpO2/SpCO/SpMet, Part No. 2201; RAINBOW DCI-dc8, SpO2/SpCO/SpMet, Part No. 2407; RAINBOW DCI, SpO2/SpCO…

Masimo Corporation
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

BD CD64 APC-R700; Analyte Specific Reagent; Model 657701; Lot No. 4344945, 5037611 and 5063945. Hematology - used as analyte specific reagent - …

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Palindrome" Chronic Catheter Kit Symmetrical Tip, Tal VenaTrac" Stylet 14.5 Fr/Ch (4.8mm) X 33 cm Item Number: 8888145042 The Palindrome chronic…

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

Palindrome Precision Chronic Catheter Kit Symmetrical Tip, Pre-Curved Shaft and Tal VenaTrac" Stylet 14.5 Fr/Ch (4.8mm) X 33 cm Item Number: 8888145…

Covidien LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 2, 2015

NxStage System One S Cycler -High Permeability Hemodialysis System Model no. NX1000-4

NxStage Medical, Inc.

Nearby Recall Years

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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.