2016 Recalls
8,211 recalls · Page 23 of 165
2016 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 8,211 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2016. That represents about 8.07% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.5 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 165 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 14 critical, 36 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 23 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 40 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (24), FDA Food (12), NHTSA (10), 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.
LEFT HEART KIT FOR PORTLAND ADVENTIST HOSP., Item No. 46066-13 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular press…
ICU Medical, Inc.
TRANSPAC¿ IV MONITORING KIT, 60", DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML INTRAFLO¿ FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42587-05 The Transpac Disposable Str…
ICU Medical, Inc.
TP4 Monitoring Kit w/84" Safeset" Reservoir, 03 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valve, Item No. 46101-53 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure T…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit w/Safeset" Blood Sampling Port and 03 ml Squeeze Flush Device 10 cc Sheathed Syringe, Item No. 46109-74 The Transpac Dis…
ICU Medical, Inc.
TRANSPAC¿ IV MONITORING KIT, DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML SQUEEZE FLUSH, MACRODRIP, Item No. 011-42584-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure T…
ICU Medical, Inc.
TRANSPAC¿ IV MONITORING KIT WITH SAFESET" RESERVOIR AND BLOOD SAMPLING PORT, 60" TUBING, DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML INTRAFLO¿ FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Cath Lab Kit w/Waste Bag System, 3 Port "OFF" Manifold (600 psi), Transpac¿ IV, 72" Spike Sets and 48" HP Tubing, Item No. 46100-83 The Transpac Dis…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit w/Safeset 84" Arterial Pressure Tubing, Reservoir, Squeeze Flush and 2 Needleless Valves 1 Bonded, Item No. 46104-75 The…
ICU Medical, Inc.
ICN TRANSDUCER KIT W/30ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR STANFORD UNIV. HOSP., Item No. 46065-64 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an…
ICU Medical, Inc.
CARDIAC KIT WITH 03 ml FLUSH DEVICE, Item No. 46099-57 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure tran…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Bard Inlay Optima¿ Multi-Length Ureteral Stent Coated Double Pigtail Ureteral Stent with Stent and Multi- Length Ureteral Stent with Suture, Manufact…
C.R. Bard, Inc.
AXIOM Artis, Angiographic x-ray system Product Usage: The Artis systems are a family of dedicated angiography systems developed for single and b…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit w/4 Way Stopcock, 3 Way Stopcock and 24" Arterial Pressure Tubing, Item No. 42594-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pr…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Access Ostase QC, Catalog No. 37309, B83877 Product Usage: The Access Ostase QC is intended for monitoring system performance of the Access Ost…
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Monitoring Kit w/TP4, 30 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valve, Item No. 42598-01 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an …
ICU Medical, Inc.
HEART KIT W/03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR ST. JOSEPHS HOSP., Item No. 46076-59 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascul…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Expression MR IBP DPT Kit, I/N, Box 20, Item No. 989803194641 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressu…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Cath Lab Kit w/03 ml Squeeze Flush, Pressure Tubing, Guidewire, 10 cc Syringes and 3 Way Stopcock, Item No. 46098-87NS The Transpac Disposable Strai…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit, 60", Disposable Transducer, 3 ml Squeeze Flush Device, Macrodrip, Item No. 42584-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pr…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Atrium Medical 24 Fr Trocar catheter, Sterile Model Number: 8424 Intended to facilitate the evacuation of air and/or fluid from the chest cavity…
Atrium Medical Corporation
KIT W/30ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR ALL CHILDRENS Hospital, Item No. 46070-30 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascula…
ICU Medical, Inc.
TRANSDUCER KIT W/30ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR CHILDRENS HOSP. OF WISC., Item No. 46063-11 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an…
ICU Medical, Inc.
OPEN HEART MONITORING KIT WITH 03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR ORLANDO REG. MED. CTR., Item No. 46068-48 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer …
ICU Medical, Inc.
SAFESET" KIT W/03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR HOLMES REG. M.C., Item No. 46097-30 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravasc…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Human Touch Recalls Reclining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Human Touch LLC, of Calif.
Six Brands of Dry Carpet Cleaning Powder Recalled by Milliken Due to Risk of Exposure to Bacteria
Milliken & Company, of Spartanburg, S.C.
Work 'N Leisure Recalls Air Valves Used in CPR Training Due to Choking Hazard
Ningbo Sifang Medical Corp., of China
JEEP 2017: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
JEEP
BRP Recalls Side-by-Side Off-Road Vehicles Due to Loss of Steering Control and Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
NISSAN 2016: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NISSAN
BUICK 2016: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BUICK
HYUNDAI 2007-2008: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HYUNDAI
HYUNDAI 2016-2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HYUNDAI
MASERATI 2016-2017: TIRES:SIDEWALL
MASERATI
MASERATI 2017: BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM
MASERATI
DODGE,FREIGHTLINER 2003-2006: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DODGE,FREIGHTLINER
BMW 2011: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
BMW
MERCEDES-BENZ 2017: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MERCEDES-BENZ
Muscle Milk 14 oz, 25 g protein. Vanilla Creme UPC (case): 8-76063-00222-6; UPC (unit): 8-76063-00202-8
H.P. Hood, LLC
Big Y Plain Grinders- Enriched wheat and Enriched White packaged 15 oz
Koffee Kup Bakery Inc.
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Marinated Opyata Mushrooms packaged in 4.5 Lb. bulk white plastic bucket labeled in part ***204136**MARINATED OPYATA MUSHR…
Royal Seafood Baza
Professional Botanicals MealPlex (756 grams) and Veo Natural Pearl 3.0 (378 grams) Ultimate Meal Drinks in Plastic Tub Containers. Dietary Supplemen…
Professional Botanicals
Refrigerated, ready-to-eat SOUR CABBAGE BY LB packaged in a 25 Lb. bulk white plastic bucket labeled in part ***204023**MARINATED CABBAGE BY LB***
Royal Seafood Baza
Muscle Milk 14 oz, 25 g protein Cookies N Cr¿me. UPC (case): 8-76063-00224-0; UPC (unit): 8-76063-00204-2
H.P. Hood, LLC
Muscle Milk Pro Series 40 14 oz;, 40 g protein Crushin' Cookies. UPC (case): 8-76063-00293-6; UPC (unit): 8-76063-00283-7
H.P. Hood, LLC
Refrigerated, Ready to Eat Herring in Brine under firms brand name FRESH SEAFOOD packaged in a 10.9 oz. (310g) plastic retail container labeled in p…
Royal Seafood Baza
SOFiT Protein Plus Sunflower Seeds Sea Salt; Seeds covered by a crunchy protein shell: NET WT. 1 OZ.
The Hershey Company
Solo Almond Paste, 6/7 LB. Cans, Net Weight: 42 LBS. (19.09 KG.)
Sokol and Co
Fit & Active 100 Calorie Whole Almonds 7 0.63oz bags per retail carton Flexible film bags in paperboard carton
Kar Nut Products Company
FitPro Go! 14oz , 35 g protein Vanilla; UPC (case) : 8-5418200327-0; UPC (unit): 8-5418200325-6
H.P. Hood, LLC
Nearby Recall Years
Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.
Data Sources
- Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
- Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2016
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2016 across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA federal recall feeds. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.