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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 20 critical, 27 moderate, and 3 lower-severity recalls. The page references 34 distinct recalling firms operating in 8 distinct product categories, with 36 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (14), NHTSA (13), CPSC (9), 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.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Toshiba Medical Kalare Fluoroscopic X-Ray System (DREX-KL80) Kalare is intended to be used as a universal diagnostic imaging system for radiographic and fluoroscopic examinations, including general R&F and pediatric examinations. It is intended for use by qualified/trained doctors or technologists on both adult and pediatric subjects taking radiographic and fluoroscopic exposures of the whole body, skull, spinal column, chest, abdomen, extremities, and other body parts. Applications ca

Toshiba American Medical Systems Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Philips Healthcare Ingenuity Core X-Ray, Tomography, Computed These computed tomography x-ray systems are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Philips Electronics North America Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Philips Healthcare Brilliance 64 System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed These computed tomography x-ray systems are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Philips Electronics North America Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Proclaim 5 Elite Implantable Pulse Generator and Proclaim 7 Elite Implantable Pulse Generator Models 3660, 3661, 3662, 3663, 3665, 3667

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Philips Healthcare Brilliance iCT SP X-Ray, Tomography, Computed These computed tomography x-ray systems are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes.

Philips Electronics North America Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

PM 1260 ASSURITY + These low voltage (LV) devices are implantable pacemaker pulse generators, intended to be permanently implanted in the body, that have a power supply and electronic circuits that produce a periodic electrical pulse to stimulate the heart. These devices are used as a substitute for the heart's intrinsic pacing system to correct both intermittent and continuous cardiac rhythm disorders.

St Jude Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

PM3544 QUADRA RELIEVE and PM3562 QUADRA ALLURE MP These low voltage (LV) devices are implantable pacemaker pulse generators, intended to be permanently implanted in the body, that have a power supply and electronic circuits that produce a periodic electrical pulse to stimulate the heart. These devices are used as a substitute for the heart's intrinsic pacing system to correct both intermittent and continuous cardiac rhythm disorders

St Jude Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

Xpert EV Assay, Catalog GXEV-100N-10. The Cepheid Xpert EV assay is a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using the GeneXpert Dx System for the presumptive qualitative detection of enterovirus (EV) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from individuals with signs and symptoms of meningitis.

Cepheid

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 25, 2017

VCLAS (Visualase Cooled Laser Ablation System) Part Number: 9735559 Visualase Cooled Laser Applicator System 3mm Tip; Part Number: 9735560 Visualase Cooled Laser Applicator System 10mm Tip; Part Number: 9735561 Visualase Cooled Laser Applicator System 15mm Tip

Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

CPSC No agency class Oct 25, 2017

Diving Unlimited International Recalls Scuba Diving Regulators Due to Drowning Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC No agency class Oct 25, 2017

PlanToys Recalls Baby Gyms Due to Strangulation Hazard

PlanToys Inc., of Union City, Calif.

NHTSA No agency class Oct 25, 2017

BMW 2006-2011: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Oct 25, 2017

AUDI 2017-2018: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

AUDI

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 25, 2017

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc.

CPSC No agency class Oct 24, 2017

Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Motion Seats Due to Fire Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Oct 24, 2017

FORD 2017: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 24, 2017

JEEP 2018: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

JEEP

NHTSA No agency class Oct 23, 2017

FORD 2018: ENGINE

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 23, 2017

FORD 2018: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 23, 2017

FORD 2015-2017: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

FORD

CPSC No agency class Oct 20, 2017

BSH Home Appliances Expands Recall of Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 20, 2017

Fresh Foods Manufacturing Co. Recalls Chicken Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

CPSC No agency class Oct 19, 2017

Kids Preferred Recalls Wind-Up Musical Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Kids Preferred LLC., of East Windsor, N.J.

NHTSA No agency class Oct 19, 2017

CHEVROLET,GMC 2011-2015: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK

CHEVROLET,GMC

NHTSA No agency class Oct 19, 2017

JEEP 2012-2017: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

JEEP

FDA Food Moderate Oct 18, 2017

Fuji apples, Nature's Delight brand, packaged in tray pack box size 64, net weight 40 lbs., PLU 4131, distributed by L&M Yakima, WA 98903

Apple King, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Oct 18, 2017

Wawa Fruit & Cheese, 6oz. (170g), 1 each, rigid plastic, clamshell container, sold per unit, shelf-life= 5 days.

Taylor Farms New Jersey, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Oct 18, 2017

Bristol Farms Tasty Treats -Nonpareils Milk Chocolate; 5 oz. plastic pouch; UPC 7 97299 00476 4 Ingredients (incorrect): dark chocolate coating [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soya lecithin (added as an emulsifier)], vanilla extract, dry roasted almonds, turbinado sugar, sea salt. Allergen info: contains: soy, tree nuts (almonds). This product is packaged on shared equipment with dairy (milk) products, peanuts, soy, tree nuts and wheat. Distributed by: Bristol Farms, Carson, CA 9

First Source

FDA Food Critical Oct 18, 2017

Allen's Blueberries IQF Wild Blueberries, 30 lbs. corrugated box

Allen's Blueberry Freezer, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Oct 18, 2017

Birds Eye Baby Sweet Peas, Net Wt. 13 oz. (369g ), Keep Frozen. UPC 14500-02253.

Pinnacle Food Group, Llc

FDA Food Critical Oct 18, 2017

waterfront Bistro Tatar Sauce, Net Wt 9 oz. (255g), UPC 21130-12242

Silver Spring Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Oct 18, 2017

Costco item # 1052939, Royal Asia brand Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup, 6 bowls per case. Net weight 3.94lb (1.79kg) 63oz. UPC 8 77971 00536 1. The label is read in parts: "Royal Asia Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup***INGREDIENTS: WONTON NOODLE (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SALT), SHRIMP WONTON (SHRIMP (FARM RAISED), WONTON SKIN (WATER, WHEAT, VEGETABLE OIL, SALT), SUGAR, SALT, ONION, SESAME OIL, VEGETABLE OIL, PEPPER), SOUP BASE (WATER, SALT, SUGAR, ONION, GARLIC, VEGETABLE OIL, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOY,

Tai Foong USA Inc

FDA Food Low Oct 18, 2017

Cargill Sea Salt Tablets; Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.7 kg) cardboard case. 40 grain salt tablets; Ingredients: Salt Cargill Incorporated Minneapolis, MN 55440

Cargill Salt

FDA Drug Low Oct 18, 2017

Mobic (meloxicam) tablets, 15 mg, package in 100-count bottle, Rx only, Dist. by: Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, Lic. from: BI Int'l GmbH, Made in Italy, NDC 0597-0030-01

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Oct 18, 2017

Glutamine, Arginine and Carnitine, 10/100/200mg/mL, 30 mL (Multi Dose Vial), Rx Only, For Injection, United Pharmacy Compounded, 13951 N. Haverhill Rd Ste. 120-121 West Palm Beach, FL 33417

United Pharmacy

FDA Drug Low Oct 18, 2017

Famotidine tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-count bottle, OTC, labeled as a) CVS Pharmacy Acid Controller, NDC 55111-118-30, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, Made in India, b) Equate Famotidine, NDC 49035-118-30, Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716, Made in India

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 18, 2017

Carina Mobile Lifts, Models: a) Carina350EM, REF 6060011 b) Carina350EML, REF 60600012 c) Carina350EE, REF 60600009

Handicare AB

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 18, 2017

PRISM MEDICAL A-625, MAX. LOAD 625 lbs. 283 Kgs., Patient lift, non-A/C powered

Handicare Usa Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 18, 2017

ARCHITECT c4000 Cuvette Segment, List number 02P75-01. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. Cuvette segments are a component to the ARCHITECT c4000 system. Cuvette segments are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes. Each cuvette segment holds 11 cuvettes. With 9 segments, the reaction carousel holds 99 cuvettes. The Abbott ARCHITECT System is intended for In Vitro diagnostic use only. The system is designed to perform automated chemistry te

Abbott Laboratories, Inc

FDA Devices Critical Oct 18, 2017

Fortify VR - Model Numbers: CD1231-40 and CD1231-40Q; Fortify ST VR, Model Numbers: CD1241-40 and CD1241-40Q; Fortify Assura VR, Model Numbers: CD1257-40, CD1257-40Q, CD1357-40C, CD1357-40Q; Fortify Assura ST VR, Model Numbers: CD1263-40, CD1263-40Q, CD1363-40C, CD1363-40Q; Fortify DR, Model Numbers: CD2231-40 and CD2231-40Q; Fortify ST DR, Model Numbers: CD2241-40 and CD2241-40Q; Fortify Assura DR, Model Numbers: CD2257-40, CD2257-40Q, CD2357-40C, CD2357-40Q; Fortify Assura ST DR, Model Numbers

St Jude Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Critical Oct 18, 2017

Unify, Model Numbers: CD3231-40 and CD3231-40Q; Unify Quadra, Model Numbers: CD3249-40 and CD3249-40Q; Unify Assura, Model Numbers: CD3257-40, CD3257-40Q, CD3357-40C, CD3357-40Q; Quadra Assura, Model Numbers: CD3265-40, CD3265-40Q, CD3365-40C, CD3365-40Q; Quadra Assura MP, Model Numbers: CD3269-40, CD3269-40Q, CD3369-40C, CD3369-40Q Unify and Unify Assura cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRTDs) are intended to provide ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing and ventricular defibril

St Jude Medical Inc.

NHTSA No agency class Oct 18, 2017

NISSAN 2016-2017: SEATS

NISSAN

NHTSA No agency class Oct 18, 2017

VOLKSWAGEN 2018: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

VOLKSWAGEN

NHTSA No agency class Oct 18, 2017

TOYOTA 2016: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER

TOYOTA

NHTSA No agency class Oct 18, 2017

TOYOTA 2005-2010: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TOYOTA

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 18, 2017

Les Chateaux De France, Inc. Recalls Bacon-Wrapped Scallops due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

CPSC No agency class Oct 17, 2017

Frontier Wood Chippers Recalled by John Deere Due to Injury Hazard

Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.

CPSC No agency class Oct 17, 2017

Herman Miller Recalls Fiberglass Rocking Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich.

CPSC No agency class Oct 17, 2017

Polaris Recalls ACE 325 Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.

CPSC No agency class Oct 17, 2017

Target Recalls Leather Pouf Ottoman Due to Suffocation and Choking Hazards

Nearby Recall Years

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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.