2017 Product Recalls (7,681)

2017 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 7,681 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2017. That represents about 7.36% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 21.0 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, 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 154 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 2017.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 1 critical, 49 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 11 distinct recalling firms operating in 4 distinct product categories, with 50 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (46), CPSC (3), USDA FSIS (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 2017 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, USDA FSIS, 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 5, 2017

Philips V60 Ventilator with Version 2.20 Software, Description: V 60 Ventilator,Intl Opt: CFLEX,AVAPS,PPV V60 Ventilator,Intl Opt: CFLEX,AVAPS V60 Ventilator,Intl Opt: None V60 Ventilator,English Opt: None V60 Ventilator,Engl Opt: CFLEX,AVAPS V60 Us Demo Unit V60 USED ENGL OPT:CFLEX, AVAPS,PPV,AT+cl V60 VENT, JAPAN OPT: CFLEX, AVAPS, AT+ V60 VENT, JAPAN OPT: CFLEX, AVAPS, AT+ Catalog/REF No. 1053613, 1053614, 1053615, 1053616, 1053617, DU1053617, U1053617, 1076709, R1076709

Respironics California Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 5, 2017

iConnect Enterprise Archive (ICEA) software. iConnect Enterprise Archive is intended for use as a vendor neutral archive for storage and communications of medical images and data

Merge Healthcare, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 5, 2017

Syngo.via, Picture archiving and communication system Syngo via is a software solution intended to be used for viewing, manipulation, communication, and storage of medical images. It can be used as a standalone device or together with a variety of cleared and unmodified syngo based software options. Syngo.via supports interpretation and evaluation of examinations within healthcare institutions, for example, in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology environments. The system is not intended f

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 5, 2017

Altius M-INI OCT Posterior Spinal Fixation System, Model Number 1200-9216 The AltiusTM OCT and AltiusTM M-INITM OCT Systems when intended to promote fusion of the cervical spine and occipitocervico-thoracic junction (Occiput-T3), these systems are indicated for: DDD (neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc as confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies); spondylolisthesis; spinal stenosis; fracture/dislocation; atlantoaxial fracture with instability; occipitocervi

Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 5, 2017

Legionella IFA (IF0950) intended for qualitatively detecting and semi-quantitating human serum antibodies to Legionella pneumophila.

Focus Diagnostics Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 5, 2017

Black+Decker Portable Table Saws Made by Rexon Recalled Due to Laceration and Impact Injury Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Walmart

Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd. of Taiwan

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Data Sources

Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
Source: USDA FSIS Recalls - calendar-year meat, poultry, and processed egg product recall filings
Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2017

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2017 across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS 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 September 2026.

2017 Recall Year Insight

Regard, Item Number: 880342002, Sterile, GS0776B - Laparotomy - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 880323002, Sterile, LD0754B - C Section - OSU

8500M Handheld Pulse Oximeter

Regard, Item Number: 880341003, Sterile, GS0775C - Laparoscopic - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800407002, Sterile, OR0476B - Ortho PK - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 880331001, Sterile, OR0762A - Total Knee - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800559001, Sterile, ET0648A - Head & Neck - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 880342003, Sterile, GS0776C - Laparotomy - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800623002, Sterile, NU0787B - Neuro - Medical Center Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 800568005, Sterile, OR0658E - Titanium Rib - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 800535002 Sterile, LD0620B - C Section - New Braunfels

Regard, Item Number: 800555001, Sterile, HT0644A - Pediatric Card Cath - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 800533003 Sterile, GS0606C - Abdominal PK - Westover Hills

Regard, Item Number: 800567002, Sterile, GY0656B- Robotic Hysterectomy - Alamo

Regard, Item Number: 800569002, Sterile, CV0659B - Open Heart A&B - Medical Center Santa Rosa

iConnect Enterprise Archive (ICEA) software. iConnect Enterprise Archive is intended for use as a vendor neutral archive for storage and communications of medical images and data

Regard, Item Number: 800408002, Sterile, LD0477B - C-Section PK - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 880321001, Sterile, GS0752A - Breast Pk - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800419001, Sterile, GY0488A - D&C Pk - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 800414, Sterile, OR0483 - Total Joint PK - Spohn

iConnect Enterprise Archive software.

Regard, Item Number: 880342004, Sterile, GS0776D - Laparotomy - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800408003, Sterile, LD0477C - C-Section PK - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 800416002, Sterile, GY0485B - Robotic Hysterectomy Pk - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 800527002 Sterile, OR0611B - Hip Shoulder PK - Westover Hills

Regard, Item Number: 880323003, Sterile, LD0754C - C Section - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800568002, Sterile, OR0658 - Titanium Rib - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 880321003, Sterile, GS0752C - Breast PK - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800566002, Sterile, NU0655B - VP Shunt - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 880327005, Sterile, CV0758E - Open Heart A&B - OSU

Regard, Item Number: 800533002 Sterile, GS0606B - Abdominal PK - Westover Hills

Regard, Item Number: 800036004, Sterile, LD0274D - C Section Pack - FMOL St Francis

Regard, Item Number: 800414001, Sterile, OR0483A - Total Joint PK - Spohn

SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pump, Model 8637-40,

Regard, Item Number: 800551001, Sterile, GS0640A - Lap Chole - Medical Center Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 880321002, Sterile, GS0752B - Breast PK - OSU

Proteus 235

Regard, Item Number: 800418003, Sterile, GY0487C - Major Vaginal Pk - Spohn

Regard, Item Number: 800554003, Sterile, GS0643C - Pediatric Basic - Childrens Santa Rosa

Regard, Item Number: 800546001 Sterile, GS0635A - Abdominal - Medical Center Santa Rosa

Legionella IFA (IF0950) intended for qualitatively detecting and semi-quantitating human serum antibodies to Legionella pneumophila.

Regard, Item Number: 800524002, Sterile, LD0608B - C Section - Westover Hills

Regard, Item Number: 800558001, Sterile, OR0647A - Extremity - Childrens Santa Rosa

Food Evolution, LLC. Recalls Chicken Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Fred Meyer Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts and Girls Bomber Jackets Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards

Safavieh Recalls Lingerie Chests Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard (Recall Alert)

Black+Decker Portable Table Saws Made by Rexon Recalled Due to Laceration and Impact Injury Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Walmart

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