2020 Recalls
4,819 recalls · Page 46 of 97
2020 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 4,819 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2020. That represents about 5.74% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 13.2 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 97 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 2020.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 9 critical, 36 moderate, and 5 lower-severity recalls. The page references 30 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (32), NHTSA (6), CPSC (5), 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 2020 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.
CHRYSLER,DODGE 2007-2011: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CHRYSLER,DODGE
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
MERCEDES-BENZ
A Better You! Recalls Belecoo Strollers Due to Violation of Federal Stroller and Carriage Safety Standard; Fall, Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards…
Avalon Furniture Recalls Cottage Town Bedroom Furniture Sold at Rooms To Go Due to Violation of Federal Lead Paint Ban; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Ale…
Avalon Furniture, of Houston, Texas
Edens Garden Recalls Wintergreen and Birch Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirements; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Al…
Edens Garden, of San Clemente, Calif.
Polaris Recalls Phoenix 200 All-Terrain Vehicles ATVs Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Polaris Recalls Ranger and General Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.
HYUNDAI 2011-2012: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
HYUNDAI
FREIGHTLINER 2017-2021: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
FREIGHTLINER
KIA 2015-2016: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
KIA
LAND ROVER 2013-2016: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LAND ROVER
Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee and Chocolate with Oatmilk. Product is TetraPak Prisma Pak aseptic packaging. Keep refrigerated. Net 11 fl. oz (325 mL).…
Stumptown Coffee Corp
NOW Real Food Raw Macadamia Nuts Unsalted 8 oz retail bag UPC 733739071194 Item number 7119
NOW Health Group Inc.
"Radhuni Curry Powder, 400 grams (14.11 oz.)***Ingredients: Coriander, Tumeric, Chili, Bitsalt, Aniseed, Sodium Chloride, Garlic, Cumin, Bay leaf, Gi…
New Hoque & Sons, Inc.
Xi Zhi Liang Fruit Jelly Cups; 21.1oz (600g); packaged in pink, yellow, and blue plastic backpacks with numerous individual plastic jelly cups inside…
Rong Shing Trading NY Inc
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended - Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, a) 100 (NDC 62037-571-01) and b) 1,000 (NDC 62037-571-10) count bottles, Rx Only, Ma…
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Time-Cap Labs, Inc. Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg Rx Only 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured for: Time-Cap Labs, Inc. 7…
Marksans Pharma Limited
Nabumetone Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 100 Tablets per carton (10 tablets x 10 blister cards), Rx only, Distributed by: American Health Packaging, Columbus…
American Health Packaging
Duavee (conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene) tablets 0.45/20 mg, packaged in 2 blister cards containing 15 tablets each (30 tablets), Rx Only, Distribu…
Pfizer Inc.
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 750 mg, Rx only, 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Sterile Cannabidiol (CBD) + Curcumin 50mg/mL, 10 mL vial
BIOTA Biosciences LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 750 mg Rx only 100 Tablets bottles, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewa…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Timolol Maleate USP, 0.5%, 5 mL, Sterile Opthalmic Solution, Rx Only, For Topical Application in the Eye, Distributed by: Rising Pharmaceuticals, I…
Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Clozapine Tablets USP tablet, 100mg, 500-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. 279 Princeton-Hightstown Road East Windsor…
Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, 500 mg USP, 500 tablets bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgew…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Nystatin Cream, USP 100,000 units per gram, 30 grams, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Crown Laboratories, Inc. Johnson City, TN 37604, NDC…
Crown Laboratories
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, Bulk, Rx Only, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC …
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets USP, 500 mg, 60 count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, MD M…
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, Bulk, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 53746-0178…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Timolol Maleate Sterile Opthalmic Solution,USP 0.25%, 5 mL, Rx Only, For Topical Application, Distributed by: Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Saddle Bro…
Rising Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sterile Curcumin 50mg/mL, 10 mL vial
BIOTA Biosciences LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 1000 tablets bottles, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, N…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Sterile Curcumin, 4mg/mL, 10mL vial
BIOTA Biosciences LLC
Aripiprazole Tablets, USP, 2 mg, 30 Tablets per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Formulation Division) Panelav 3893…
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
Sterile Cannabidiol (CBD) 4mg/mL, 10mL vial
BIOTA Biosciences LLC
R.E.C.K. (Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, Clonidine, Ketorolac) in Sodium Chloride solution 50 mL in 60 mL Syringe, Compounded by QuVa 519 Bloombury, NJ 08…
QuVa Pharma, Inc.
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 1000 tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedab…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, a) 100 (NDC 62037-577-01) and b) 1000 (NDC 62037-577-10), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Wat…
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Sterile Cannabidiol (CBD) 50mg/mL, 10mL vial
BIOTA Biosciences LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP 500 mg Rx Only 90 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahm…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
metFORMIN HCL ER 500 mg, a) 30 tablets (NDC 72789-009-30); b) 60 tablets (NDC 72789-009-60); c) 90 tablets (NDC 72789-009-90); d) 180 tablets (NDC 72…
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, 90 count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewate…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx only, 100 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. …
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, Rx Only, 100 count bottles, Distributed by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewa…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx Only, 500 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. …
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC
Nystatin Cream, USP 100,000 units per gram, 15 grams, Rx Only, Manufactured and Distributed by: Crown Laboratories, Inc. Johnson City, TN 37604, NDC …
Crown Laboratories
Soft Whisper by Powerstick Dandruff Shampoo (Pyrithione Zinc), 14.4 FL OZ. (426 mL), A.P. Deauville LLC New Brunswick, NJ 08901, NDC 42913-020-00, UP…
A.P. Deauville, LLC
Ally Bone Screw - Product Usage:Bone Screws are indicated for use in bone reconstruction, osteotomy, arthrodesis, joint fusion, fracture repair, and …
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
HYGENIC Wingless Fiesta Kit, Model no. H02790 - Product Usage: The dental dam forceps are intended to be used in conjunction with the rubber dental d…
Coltene Whaledent Inc
ADVIA Chemistry Calibrator
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
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: CPSC + NHTSA + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2020
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.