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2019 Recalls

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2019 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 6,365 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2019. That represents about 7.58% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 17.4 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 128 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 2019.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 8 critical, 42 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 22 distinct recalling firms operating in 3 distinct product categories, with 42 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (39), NHTSA (8), FDA Food (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 2019 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.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

NEONATAL PROCEDURE TRAY PICC CATHETERS CVI4535

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Neonatal Cap Change Kit DT20315

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE, 20CM, 3L, PI ECVC5120

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Cap Change Kit DT20310

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE MULTIMED, 3L, 20CM ECVC6060

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC INSERTION BUNDLE 8.5FR 4L 16CM ECVC6355

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE WITHOUT CATH CVI4600

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

K2M Special Connector Instruments (Special Connector, Special Adaptor, and Quick Adaptor) Product Usage: Special Connector Instruments include an…

K2M, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

20" 2-Needle 26-Gauge 6mm HlgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Sets" Product # RMS22606 - Product Usage: RMS HlgH-Flo Subcutaneous Safety Needle Se…

Repro-Med Systems, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer, 2-Laser 4 Color Instrument, REF: 651164, when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CanGaroo Envelopes labeled as the following: 1. CanGaroo Envelope (Large) (single pack); 2. CanGaroo Envelope (Medium) (single pack); …

AZIYO BIOLOGICS

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer, 3-Laser 10 Color Instrument, REF: 662878, and 66287808 when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD Microtainer PST Tubewith LH (Lithium Heparin) - Amber Part/Catalog Number: 365987

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC TRIPLE LUMEN SAFETY BUNDLE ECVC6070

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer, 2-Laser 6 Color Instrument, REF: 662876, when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

SPIFE ImmunoFix-6 Kit, Cat. No. 3401, 3401T, For In-Vitro Diagnostic Use. The firm name on the label is Helena Laboratories, Beaumont, TX.

Helena Laboratories, Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE VANTEX 7F, 3L, 20CM ECVC6065

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

TRIPLE LUMEN CVC 20CM BUNDLE STCVC2040

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE, 20CM, 4L, PI ECVC5095

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Centurion CIRCLAMP W/1.3 CM BELL-single-use, disposable instrument used to compress the foreskin of the penis during circumcision of a male infant. …

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

iTotal Hip Replacement System, Model HBS-033-0015-020101, Size 15 Hip-Patient Specific Stem Right

Conformis, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Achilles Insight Bone Sonometer

GE Healthcare, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

INVASIVE PROCEDURE TRAY MNS9510

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CENTRAL LINE BUNDLE 16CM MULTIMED ECVC6545A

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Aperio CS2 CE IVD scanner instrument, scanner part #23CS100CE.

Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CVC BUNDLE, 20CM, 3L, PI ECVC5120A

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

INFUSA PORT KIT DYNDC1840E

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

TriMed Dorsal Wrist Hook Plate, Dorsal, 4-Hole, REF WHD-4, contained in a tray, insert, or poly package containing varying amounts, Nonsterile, Singl…

TriMed Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CENTRAL LINE BUNDLE 16CM MULTIMED ECVC6545

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD Microtainer Z (No Additive Tubes) Part/Catalog No.365963

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

YUKON Polyaxial Screws (3.5 X 12 mm, Owning Site: Leesburg USA 3.5 X 14 mm, 3.5 X 32 mm, 3.5 X 34 mm, 3.5 X 38 mm, 3.5 X 40 mm, 4.0 X 16 mm, 4.0 X …

K2M, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

IV SECUREMENT KIT IVS3405

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CAP CHANGE KIT DYNDC1496B

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer,3-Laser 10 Color Instrument, REF: 659180 and 65918001, when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

STERILE CAP CHANGE KIT DYNDC1946B

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

V-Twin, Catalog # 6002-800, UDI: 03661540600180 - Product Usage: An in vitro diagnostic device, which is an automated chemistry analyzer, micro type,…

Vital Scientific N.V.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

TRIPLE LUMEN BUNDLE KIT ECVC1540

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

INFUSA PORT KIT DYNDC1840F

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

cobas c 701 and 702 Analyzer/Module-RF interference claims for the sTfR assay Catalog Number: 05950821190

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

NHTSA Critical Oct 16, 2019

BMW 2020: STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT

BMW

NHTSA Critical Oct 16, 2019

AUDI 2018-2020: STRUCTURE:BODY

AUDI

NHTSA Critical Oct 16, 2019

PORSCHE 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

PORSCHE

NHTSA Critical Oct 15, 2019

PETERBILT 2020: VISIBILITY

PETERBILT

NHTSA Critical Oct 15, 2019

BMW 2019-2020: ENGINE

BMW

NHTSA Critical Oct 15, 2019

CADILLAC 2020: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

CADILLAC

CPSC Moderate Oct 10, 2019

Carrier Recalls Carrier- and Bryant-Branded Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard

NHTSA Critical Oct 10, 2019

FORD 2019: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

FORD

NHTSA Critical Oct 10, 2019

ACURA,HONDA 2003-2014: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ACURA,HONDA

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Fudge Brownie Cookie, net wt. 2 oz. The product was distributed frozen and has a 5-day shelf life after being defrosted at the stores. The label …

Whole Flower Farms LLC

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Valencia Sopaipilla and Fry Bread Mix, 25 lbs, packaged in Paper bags with polyliners. UPC 7 30701 22025 3

Valencia Flour Mill, Ltd.

Nearby Recall Years

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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 2019