2016 Recalls

Reviewed by PlainRecalls Editorial, Product Recalls Editorial Team

8,148 recalls · Page 122 of 163

2016 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 8,148 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2016. That represents about 9.71% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.3 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 163 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 2016.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 11 critical, 16 moderate, and 23 lower-severity recalls. The page references 23 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 Food (30), NHTSA (11), FDA Devices (5), 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 2016 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 Apr 27, 2016

TC-PLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS Left, SIZE 2 LEFT, STERILE R, REF 12 000 002, S&N 7500257, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG Product …

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 27, 2016

TC-PLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS Right, SIZE 4 RIGHT, STERILE R, REF 12 000 024, S&N 7500279, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG Produc…

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 27, 2016

TC-PLUS(TM), Primary Fixed Tibial Component VKS Right, SIZE 6 RIGHT, STERILE R, REF 12 000 0011, S&N 7500266, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG Produ…

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 27, 2016

Ossur Lil Angel Vest P2 Lambswool. Pediatric sized vest is a support structure used with the halo system for traumatic or chronic disorders requirin…

Ossur H / F

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 27, 2016

Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash; Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body. Computed tomography (CT) x-ray system.

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

NHTSA Critical Apr 27, 2016