2018 Recalls
7,928 federal recalls indexed for 2018 · Page 24 of 159
2018 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 7,928 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2018. That represents about 7.59% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 21.7 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 159 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 2018.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 10 critical, 35 moderate, and 5 lower-severity recalls. The page references 24 distinct recalling firms operating in 7 distinct product categories, with 41 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (21), FDA Food (15), NHTSA (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 2018 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.
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 14mm x 60mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-80-14.0-60 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Software Package, Sorting-Drive 4.2.1 User Kit for Windows XP and Windows 10, Part No. B95347, Manufactured by: Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH The Sorting-Drive itself is an optional software to be used with the Automate 2500 Family of products. . The Sorting-Drive 4.2.1 User Kit includes the Sorting-Drive Client software application that includes an option for manual printing of barcodes for sample tubes; version 4.2 was replaced by version 4.2.1 (they both contain the same option for manu
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Brilliance Big Bore Oncology CT (Model No. 728243) software version 4.2.0 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These devices may include signal analysts and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components, and accessories.
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 12mm x 60mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-125-12.0-60 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Multix Fusion system is a radiographic system: Models: Multix Fusion Analog (model number 10746665) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042042 or 7042059); Multix Fusion Digital Portable (model number 10746666) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042042); Multix Fusion Digital Integrated (model number 10746667) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042042); Multix Fusion Digital Wireless (model number 10893300) with Tube stand 3D V (model number 7042042)
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 5mm x 60mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-80-5.0-60 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Zilver Biliary 518 Stent 5mm x 60mm, Catalog Number: ZIB5-125-5.0-60 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
AXIOM Multix MT (model number 8395415 or 8395399 or 8395381), a patient table used in conjunction with the Siemens Multix PRO- and TOP Systems radiographic exposures of the entire body.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Zilver 518 Biliary Stent 4mm x 30mm, Catalog Number: ZIB5-125-4.0-30 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Brilliance iCT (Model No. 728306), Software Version 4.1.6 Product Usage: Computed Tomography X-ray systems intended to produce cross-sectional Images of the body by computer reconstruction of X-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. These devices may include signal analysts and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components, and accessories.
Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc
Li-ion Battery Housing for AR-400 DrillSaw Sports 400 System Product Usage: The battery housing is used to house the battery that powers the AR-400 DrillSaw Sports 400 device.
Arthrex, Inc.
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 5mm x 40mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-80-5.0-40 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Volumat MC Agilia Volumetric Infusion Pump, Model No. Z021135, Software version 1.7. Product Usage - The Volumat MC Agilia is a piece of transportable medical equipment intended to be used in healthcare facilities environment by healthcare trained professionals according to hospital protocols on adults, pediatrics and neonatal human patient to administer via a single channel or mounted on a multiple channels rack accessory: Intermittent or continuous delivery of parenteral fluids (solutions, col
Fresenius Vial Sa
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 5mm x 40mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-125-5.0-40 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Palcam Agar Base, Acumedia, PN 7669, Product Usage - Dehydrated culture media used with supplements as a selective and differential medium for the detection and isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and environmental samples in a laboratory setting. Not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans.
Acumedia Manufacturers, Inc.
Software Package, iPAW 4.2.1 User Kit for Windows XP and Windows 10, Part No. B95343, Manufactured by: Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH Sorting-Drive software version 4.2 (released in October 2015) introduced a new option for iPAW and the Sorting-Drive Client that is used for manual printing of barcodes.
Beckman Coulter Inc.
FlexLab (FLX), Accelerator a3600 (ACP), Aptio Automation (AP2) (same product) FlexLab, Accelerator a3600 and Aptio Automation are modular systems designed to automate Pre- Analytical and Post-Analytical processing,
Inpeco S.A.
Zilver 635 Biliary Stent 4mm x 80mm, Catalog Number: ZIB6-80-4.0-80 Product Usage: The Zilver 518 and 635 Biliary Stents are intended for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.
Cook Medical Incorporated
Hoffman LRF Hexapod Strut, Extra Short 89mm-109mm, Model Number 4935-0-010. Product Usage - The Hoffmann LRF System is indicated in pediatric patients and adults for the treatment and fixation of: Open and closed fractures Post-traumatic joint contracture which has resulted in loss of range of motion Fractures and disease which generally may result in joint contractures or loss of range of motion and fractures requiring distraction Pseudoarthrosis or non-union of long bones Limb length
Stryker GmbH
Campylobacter Blood Free Selective Medium, PN 7527A Used with cefoperazone for the selective isolation of Campylobacter spp. In a laboratory setting. Not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans.
Acumedia Manufacturers, Inc.
Magellan LeadCare¿ II Blood Lead Test Kit. In Vitro Test for the measurement of lead in fresh whole blood. Catalog Number: 70-6762 Primary DI No: 00850355006000 The LeadCare II Blood Lead Test Kit is for in vitro diagnostic use only. The test kit is for the quantitative measurement of lead in fresh whole blood. This product is for professional use only. Sensors and treatment reagent of the test kit are specific for lead only. Contents of the LeadCare II Blood Lead Test Kit must only be us
Magellan Diagnostics, Inc.
Kubota Recalls Mowers and Compact Tractors Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert)
Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation, of Gainesville, Ga.
FORD 2015-2018: SEATS
FORD
LOTUS 2018: STEERING
LOTUS
Ganaderos Borges, Inc. Recalls Pork Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Ganaderos Borges
Black & Decker Recalls Hammer Drills Due to Injury Hazard
MCS Industries Recalls Glacier Bay Medicine Cabinets Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at The Home Depot
Pain Relief Naturally Recalls Pain and Itch Relief Creams, Sprays and Gels Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Ridge Properties, DBA Pain Relief Naturally, of Salem, Ore.
MACK 2019: STEERING
MACK
ACURA,HONDA 2016-2019: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
ACURA,HONDA
SCION 2004-2006: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
SCION
FORD,LINCOLN,MERCURY 2010-2012: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
FORD,LINCOLN,MERCURY
BUICK,CHEVROLET 2019: AIR BAGS
BUICK,CHEVROLET
SUBARU 2018: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
SUBARU
SCION,SUBARU 2012-2014: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SCION,SUBARU
Fire-Roasted Home-Style Green Pepper Strips;: Sold in 20 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted 1/2" Diced Onions; Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name:Jon-Lin¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire Roasted 1/4" Diced Poblanos; Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire Roasted 1/2" Diced Onion/Pepper Blend; Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
McCain Foods USA
Saut¿ed Green Pepper Strips: Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
McCain Foods USA
Saut¿ed Organic Onion Strips; Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name:Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted Corn & Black Bean Blend; Sold in 2 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted Rubio's Fresno Chili ; Sold in 2 lb. containers. Brand Name: Chef Sensations¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted Bell Peppers and Onions Sold in 14 oz. package. Brand Name:Trader Joe's none
McCain Foods USA
Roasted Vegetable Blend: Sold in 2 lb. . packages. Brand Name: GFGB
McCain Foods USA
Victoria Taylor's Seasonings - Blackening Rub, 6.4 oz., UPC: 666227015274, packaged in a glass jar with a lid
Victoria Gourmet, Inc.
Smokehouse Roasted 5/8" Diced Apples: Sold in 25 lb. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted 3/8" Diced Organic Onions; Sold in 25 lb. containers. Brand Name: Jon-Lin¿ NatureSmart¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire-Roasted Rubio's Vegetable Blend: Sold in 2 lb. Brand Name: Chef Sensations¿
McCain Foods USA
Fire Roasted Super Sweet Corn: Sold in 20 lb. Brand Name: Chef Sensations¿
McCain Foods USA
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 2018
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 2018 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.