2020 Recalls
5,998 recalls · Page 58 of 120
2020 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 5,998 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2020. That represents about 5.90% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 16.4 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, 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 120 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, 39 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 28 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (24), FDA Drug (14), NHTSA (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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
MEVION S250i, MEVION S250; Proton Radiation Treatment System
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
BioPince Full Core Biopsy Instrument 16ga x 15cm.,Use with Optional CO-Axial Needle MCXS1615BP. QTY.: 5/CS - Product Usage: The disposable, automati…
Argon Medical Devices, Inc
Atellica CH Chemistry Calibrator
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Atellica Solution IM1600 Analyzer, Siemens Material Number 11066000, UDI # 00630414002026
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
HYGENIC Simple Dam Kit, Model no. 60019066 - Product Usage: The dental dam forceps are intended to be used in conjunction with the rubber dental dam …
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Boy Scouts of America Recalls Cub Scout Activity Pins Due to Violation of the Federal Lead Content Ban
Boy Scouts of America, of Charlotte, N.C.
VOLVO 2018-2021: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
VOLVO
PORSCHE 2020: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PORSCHE
BMW 2021: CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
BMW
VOLVO 2007-2018: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
VOLVO
Costway Recalls Baby Strollers Due to Violation of Federal Stroller and Carriage Safety Standard; Fall, Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards (Recall …
RAM 2020: AIR BAGS
RAM
Captain Rusty's Smoked Mahi Dip, Made with real Mahi meat, Keep Refrigerated, 6 lb.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Blue Crab Dip, Made with real Blue Crab meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Cajun Crab & Lobster Dip, Made with real Blue Crab and Lobster meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Smoked Salmon Dip, A Taste of the Pacific Coast, Keep Refrigerated, 16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Lobster Dip, Made with real Lobster meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Olanzapine Tablets, USP 7.5 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Prasco Laboratories Mason, OH 45040 USA, Manufactured by: Aurolife Pharma…
Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.
Gaviscon Regular Strength Liquid Antacid Cool Mint, 12 FL OZ (355 mL), Distributed by: GSK Consumer Healthcare Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 0135-0094-41
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Heparin Sodium 5,000 units in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 1000 mL bag (5 units/mL), Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 755 Rainbow Rd. Windsor, CT 06095, NDC 7000…
SCA Pharmaceuticals
metFORMIN HCL ER USP 500 mg, a) 30 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-30); b) 60 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-60); c) 90 tablets (NDC: 43063-428-90); d) 120 tablets …
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EcoLips Sport Lip Balm, SPF 30, Avobenzone (5%), Octinoxate (10%), Octisalate (5%), Net Wt. 0.15 oz. (4.25g) tube, Eco Lips, Inc., Marion, IA 52302, …
Eco Lips Inc
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg, a) 50 count (NDC 50268-531-15); b) 90 count (NDC 42291-610-90); c) 180 count (NDC 42291…
AVKARE Inc.
Irinotecan HCL Injection, USP, 100mg/5mL, 5 mL vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH, Shiffgraben 23, 38690 Golsar, Germany Dist…
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Gaviscon Extra Strength Liquid Antacid Extra Strength Cherry, 12 FL OZ. (355 mL), Distributed by: GSK Consumer Healthcare Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 0135-…
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only Manufactured by: Apotex, Inc. Toronto, Ontario Canada M9L 1T…
Apotex Inc.
Olanzapine Tablets, USP 2.5 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Prasco Laboratories Mason, OH 45040 USA, Manufactured by: Aurolife Pharma…
Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.
Gaviscon Liquid Antacid Extra Strength, Cool Mint, 12 FL OZ (355 mL) single pack and twin pack, Distributed by: GSK Consumer Healthcare Warren, NJ 07…
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Irinotecan HCL Injection, USP, 100mg/5mL, 5 mL vials, Rx only, Manufactured by: Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH, Shiffgraben 23, 38690 Golsar, Germany Dis…
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Gaviscon Regular Strength Liquid Antacid Cool Mint, 6 FL OZ (177 mL), Distributed by: GSK Consumer Healthcare Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 0135-0094-42
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg a) 90 count (NDC 42291-611-90) b) 180 count (NDC 42291-611-18) c) 500 count (NDC 42291-6…
AVKARE Inc.
BioFlo Midline Convenience Kits - Product Usage: These introducers are used for the percutaneous introduction of diagnostic or therapeutic devices, s…
Angiodynamics, Inc.
Stryker Compression Screw, Advanced T2 Tibia Catalog Number: 18220001S - Product Usage: Stryker implants are single use devices intended for the te…
Stryker GmbH
DDU-2450 Lifeline ECG Model Numbers DDU-A2450EN DDU-E2450DE DDU-E2450EN DDU-E2450FR DDU-E2450TH Cat. No. DCF-A2460EN DCF-A2463EN DCF-E246…
Defibtech, LLC
Giraffe Incubator with installed Servo Oxygen module. Infant incubator.
GE Healthcare, LLC
VITROS Chemistry Product Performance Verifier I, Product Code 8231474, UDI # 10758750004577 - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use only to quan…
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
BioFlo PICC and Xcela PICC Maximal Barrier Nursing Kits - Product Usage: are indicated for short or long-term peripheral access to the central venous…
Angiodynamics, Inc.
Stryker Locking Screw, Fully Threaded T2 Tibia ¿5x37,5 mm Catalog Number: 18965037S - Product Usage: Stryker implants are single use devices intende…
Stryker GmbH
DDU-2300 Lifeline/ReviveR View, Model Numbers DDU-C2300EN, DDU-C2300CA, DDU-A2300EN, DDU-E2300EN Catalog Numbers CCD-A1006RX CCD-A1013EN CCD-A10…
Defibtech, LLC
Medtronic Bone Void Filler, Small - Product Usage: is an injectable, moldable and biocompatible calcium phosphate bone void filler. The single-use …
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc
Biomet Screw Instrument Tray 6.5/80MM- Surgical Tray Product Code: 246111003
Biomet
Stryker Locking Screw, Fully Threaded T2 Humerus ¿4x32 mm Catalog Number: 18964032S - Product Usage: Stryker implants are single use devices intende…
Stryker GmbH
Extremities, Large Kit Assy, US, 15/3 - Product Usage: is an injectable, moldable and biocompatible calcium phosphate bone void filler. The single-us…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc
DIASOL 1000225-10-DEX100 LIQUID ACID CONCENTRATE FOR BICARBONATE DIALYSIS
Diasol, Inc
Medtronic Bone Void Filler, Large - Product Usage: is an injectable, moldable and biocompatible calcium phosphate bone void filler. The single-use …
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc
Regard SRHS Central Line Kit, Sterile, 20/case - Product Usage: The Saline Flush Syringes are intended to be used only for the flushing of indwelling…
Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC
Stryker End Cap T2 Tibia +10 mm Catalog Number: 18220010S - Product Usage: Stryker implants are single use devices intended for the temporary fixa…
Stryker GmbH
Stryker End Cap, Std, Ti Gamma3 Catalog Number: 30051100S - Product Usage: Stryker implants are single use devices intended for the temporary fixat…
Stryker GmbH
Piccolo Xpress chemistry analyzer, Model No. 1100-1001, Software version 2.1.55 (NGA)/3.1.35(Jen II)
Abaxis Inc
BioFlo PICC and Xcela PICC Convenience Kits - Product Usage: are indicated for short or long-term peripheral access to the central venous system for …
Angiodynamics, 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 - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2020
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2020 across the FDA, CPSC 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 July 2026.