2016 Recalls
6,806 recalls · Page 48 of 137
2016 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 6,806 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2016. That represents about 8.11% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.6 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 137 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 6 critical, 41 moderate, and 3 lower-severity recalls. The page references 25 distinct recalling firms operating in 4 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (38), CPSC (6), NHTSA (6), 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, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
Monitoring Kit with 03mL Flush Device, Item No. 46080-57 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extrav…
ICU Medical, Inc.
RAPIDLab 1265 Blood Gas Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10321852, 10470366, 10491395
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Transpac IV Trifurcated Kit With Safeset Reservoir And 2 Blood Sampling Ports, 84 inch Tubing, 3 3 ml Intraflo Flushes, 3 Disposable Transducers, Mac…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Cather, Ultrasound, Intravascular The VPS Stylet and Console are indicated for guidance and tip positioning for central venous catheters.
Arrow International Inc
Pediatric Kit with 30mL Flush Device, Item No. 46099-10 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extrav…
ICU Medical, Inc.
SafeSet Kit with 30 mL Flush Device, Item No. 46083-42 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extrava…
ICU Medical, Inc.
5 Port OFF Manifold with Transpac IV, Item No. 46100-29 Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long Term Greater than 30 days. An access kit only, contains no base components
Arrow International Inc
Syngo.Plaza VB 10 A, image processing system (PACS) intended to display, process, read, report, communicate, distribute, store and archive digital me…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Monitoring Kit with TP4, 30 ml Squeeze Flush Device, 10 cc Contamination Syringe and Needleless Valve, Item No. 46112-65 Product Usage: The Tra…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Catheter, Percutaneous The Arrow Single-Lumen Catheter permits venous access to the central circulation.
Arrow International Inc
Hospira MedNet Medication Management Suite software, version 6.1, List Numbers 16037-64-02 and 16037-64-03, in combination with the SapphirePlus 13.1…
Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
The Bigger-Better-Bladder, TM 2 With 3/8"ID tubing, 72" long tubing, ITEM BBB38-72 A device that isolates pressure tranducers from blood contact w…
Circulatory Technology Inc
CPX4 Breast Tissue Expander 650 cc : Product Usage: Tissue expanders can be used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy, correction of an unde…
Mentor Texas, LP.
Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with 2 SafeSet 84" Arterial Pressure Tubing, Reservoir, 03 mL Squeeze Flush and 2 Needleless Valves, Item No. 42646-66 …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Supracondylar Nail T2 SCN 09x300 mm T2 Supracondylar Nail System is intended to provide strong and stable internal fixation with minimal soft tiss…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Transpac IV Bifurcated Kit with SafeSet Reservoir, 03 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valve, Item No. 42500-66 Usage: The Transpac Disposable …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with 03 ml Squeeze Flush, SafeSet Reservoir, 2 Needleless Valves, Mounts and Bracket, Item Nos. 46107-35, 46110-07 Us…
ICU Medical, Inc.
RAPIDLab 1260 Blood Gas Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10321846, 10491394
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit with 84" SafeSet Reservoir, 03 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valves, Item No. 42650-66 Product Usage: …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Bifurcated SafeSet Kit with 03mL Flush Device, Item No. 46091-75 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10492730, 10696855, 10696857, 10697306
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with SafeSet 84" Arterial Pressure Tubing, Reservoir, Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valve, Item No. 46104-53 Usage: The…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Triple Line SafeSet Kit with 03mL Flush Device, Item No. 46076-27 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is…
ICU Medical, Inc.
RadSuite software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI.
Merge Healthcare, Inc.
Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit with SafeSet Reservoir and 2 Blood Sampling Ports, 84", 3.3mL Squeeze Flushes, 3 Disposable Transducers, Macro…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Femoral Nail, A/R T2 Femur 011x280 mm T2 Femoral Nailing System is one of the first femoral nailing systems to offer an option for either an anteg…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit with SafeSet Reservoir, Port and 03 ml Squeeze Flush Devices, Item No. 46110-84 Usage: The Transpac Dis…
ICU Medical, Inc.
LDX Optical Check Cassettes (OCC) Model Number: 10-228 and 14-535 Cassette in box with foam insert. The cassette is used to check the optics syst…
Alere San Diego, Inc.
CARTO 3 EP Navigation System and Accessories, Product Codes: FG540000 and FG540000C, Software Versions: v 3.2 , v 4.3 and v 2.3. The CARTO 3 EP Nav…
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Stryker Orthopaedics Patella Assembly Instrument, REF 3182-1000, Non-Sterile, NDC (01) 07613327215854 (10) The Scorpio Patella Assembly Instrument…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with 2 SafeSet Reservoir and 2 Blood Sampling Ports, 84" Tubing, Disposable Transducer, 3 mL Squeeze Flush, Macrodrip (Pol…
ICU Medical, Inc.
VIDAS NT-pro-BNP Product Usage: VIDAS¿ NTproBNP (PBNP) is an automated quantitative test for use on the instruments of the VIDAS family for the d…
Biomerieux France Chemin De L'Or
Single Monitoring Kit with 30mL Flush Device, Item No. 46073-38 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is a…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Trinity Biotech Captia Measles IgM, REF/Product Code 2326060,Test Kit for 96 Determinations, IVD
Clark Laboratories, Inc. (dba,Trinity Biotech USA)
Option-vf Urinary Catheter. Female use only. Latex Free. Sterile, Rx only.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Artoura Breast Tissue Expander 700 cc Product Usage: Tissue expanders can be used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy, correction of an un…
Mentor Texas, LP.
TP4 Kit with 10cc SafeSet Reservoir, Needleless Valve, Filter Millex and Admin Set, Item No. 46104-65 Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Infant Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard; Manufactured By Lenny Lamb
Lenny Lamb, of Poland
BMW 2014-2015: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BMW
Denon Recalls Rechargeable Battery Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
PORSCHE 2017: SUSPENSION:FRONT
PORSCHE
MITSUBISHI 2017: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MITSUBISHI
Bungee Chairs Sold Exclusively at Big 5 Sporting Goods Stores Recalled Due to Fall Hazard; Made by Nanjing Kekang Outdoor Products
Big 5 Sporting Goods, of El Segundo, Calif.
GE Appliances Recalls Top-Loading Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard
GE Appliances, of Louisville, Ky.
Polaris Recalls Ranger Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.
Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note7 Smartphones Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards
Samsung Electronics America Inc., of Ridgefield Park, N.J.
FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2016: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ
CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP 2010-2014: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP
FIAT 2016: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
FIAT
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 + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2016
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.