2017 Recalls
7,681 federal recalls indexed for 2017 · Page 154 of 154
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 31 records, severity classification shows 2 critical, 22 moderate, and 7 lower-severity recalls. The page references 11 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 29 of 31 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (26), CPSC (3), NHTSA (2), 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.
RFX
GE Healthcare, LLC
SOMATOM Perspective, Computed tomography x-ray system
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
ADVANTX LCV+
GE Healthcare, LLC
Specimen Gate Laboratory 5002-0180, Specimen Gate eReports 5002-0370, Software Version 1.0 Specimen Gate Laboratory is intended for use as a data processing software used in the storage, retrieving, and processing of laboratory data. Specimen Gate eReports Software is a module of Specimen Gate Laboratory that functions to support newborn screening laboratories, hospitals, clinical and physicians in data management and generating reports
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
NeuViz 64 Multi-slice CT Scanner Systems
Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
Prestilix
GE Healthcare, LLC
Innova 2000
GE Healthcare, LLC
Legacy
GE Healthcare, LLC
Shimadzu X-ray High Voltage Generator Model No. UD150B-40 on SONIALVISION safire II/17 systems with 0.7/1.2JG326D X-Ray Tube Diagnostic x-ray high voltage generator.
Shimadzu Medical Systems
NIM EMG Endotracheal Tube, 6.0 mm I.D. x 8.8 mm O.D. (27 FR), Reinforced, Sterile, Rx only. Individually packaged.
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
Enzymatic Cholesterol (Trinder/COD-CEH) for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc., Enzymatic Uric Acid (Uricase Trinder) for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc., Enzymatic Glucose for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
ADVANTX LCLP+
GE Healthcare, LLC
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc., HDL Cholesterol (PEF Method) for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
ADVANTX LCN+
GE Healthcare, LLC
SFX
GE Healthcare, LLC
Shimadzu X-ray TV System, Catalog No. SONIALVISION G4
Shimadzu Medical Systems
NeuViz 128 Multi-slice CT Scanner System with software version 1.0.7.4038+P06 or previous version
Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
SOMATOM Scope Power, Computed tomography x-ray system
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc., SGPT Colorimetric for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
Urea Nitrogen/Color BUN (Enzymatic Berthelot) for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
SOMATOM Scope, Computed tomography x-ray system
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc. Serum Iron/IBC (Colorimetric) for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE in the quantitative determination of analytes. These are CONSUMABLES - a customer buys another when kit is consumed.
Sterling Diagnostics, Inc.
VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Intact PTH Reagent Pack: 1) UPN 10758750006287 / Product Code 6802892 - Reagent Pack, 2) UPN 10758750006250 / Product Code 6802893 - Calibrators For the quantitative measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in human serum and plasma (EDTA or heparin) using the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System. Intact PTH is indicated to aid in the differential diagnosis of hyperpara
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Prestige II
GE Healthcare, LLC
Curio Design Recalls Modular Lights and Bases Due to Shock and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)
Curio Design Inc., of Culver City, Calif.
Toshiba Expands Recall of Laptop Computer Battery Packs Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
Panasonic, of Japan
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recalls Minnie and Mickey Mouse Infant Hoodie Sweatshirts Due to Choking Hazard
AUDI 2012-2017: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AUDI
AUDI 2011-2017: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
AUDI
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: 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.