2021 Recalls
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2021 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 4,225 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2021. That represents about 5.03% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 11.6 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 85 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 2021.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 13 critical, 35 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 31 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 46 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (20), FDA Drug (11), FDA Food (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 2021 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.
Children's Pajamas Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard and Burn Hazard; Manufactured by Tkala Fashion; Sold Exclusively on Ama…
Tkala Fashion, of Shenzen, China
KIA 2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
KIA
Facebook Technologies Recalls Removable Foam Facial Interfaces for Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Headsets Due to Skin Irritation Hazard (Recall Aler…
AUDI 2020-2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AUDI
MCLAREN 2019: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MCLAREN
CHEVROLET 2017-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
CHEVROLET
Bel Furniture Recalls Barrington 5-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Bel Furniture (Recall Alert)
BRP Recalls Side-by-Side Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
BRP U.S. Inc., of Sturtevant, Wis.
Polaris Recalls GENERAL Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Polaris Inc., of Medina, Minn.
Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Road Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
Living Free Nerve & Muscle Plus Cetyl-Myristoleate Herbal and Glandular Supplement, 180 and 500 capsules per bottles. Product is packed in white, HD…
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc
Living Free Immune Dietary Supplement, 100 and 500 capsules per bottles. Product is packed in white, HDPE plastic bottles with threaded HDPE lids. …
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc
Living Free Nerve & Muscle Herbal Dietary Supplement, 100 and 500 capsules per bottles. Product is packed in white, HDPE plastic bottles with thread…
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc
Living Free "Adult Extra" multi-vitamin, 100 or 500 capsules per bottle. Product is packed in white, HDPE plastic bottles with threaded HDPE lids. …
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc
Living Free Lung & Joint Congestion Herbal Dietary Supplement, 100 and 500 capsules per bottles. Product is packed in white, HDPE plastic bottles wi…
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc
Caribbean Belize Spices Caribbean Rub, Net Wt. 3.5oz (99g) Plastic bottle with black cap Sold as single bottles
Caribbean Belize LLC
Cooked Snow Crab, Brine Frozen Sections, 2L and L sizes, Net Wt 13.15 kg / 29 lb
Crustaces Baie-Trinite Inc.
Trader Joes Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cup, 1.4 oz. (2-20-gram cups per pack), PVC Pouch, 72 packs per case; 2 cups per pack .
Bazzini LLC
Watson Pickled Garlic Ail Marine; 500g (18 oz. plastic pouch. Refrigerate after opening. UPC 8 00794 00303 0
WATSON LA INC
Durisan Antimicrobial Solutions (benzalkonium chloride) Hand Sanitizing Wipes, 0.13%, 160-count canister; Sanit Technologies, LLC, 7810 25th Court Ea…
Sanit Technologies, LLC dba Durisan
B-Force, Homeopathic, 1 Fl Oz (30 mL) bottle, Distributed by: BioActive Nutritional, Inc., Melbourne, FL 32935, NDC 43857-0576-1
Grato Holdings, Inc.
LEUKINE (Sargramostim) for Injection, 250 mcg/ vial, 5mL vials, 5 (250 mcg vials) per box, Rx only, Mfd by Partner Therapeutics, Inc. Lexington, MA 0…
Partner Therapeutics Inc
Durisan Antimicrobial Solutions (benzalkonium chloride) Hand Sanitizer, listed as 0.1% or 0.13%, Alcohol-Free, packaged in a) 18 mL Net Content 0.61 …
Sanit Technologies, LLC dba Durisan
Solifenacin Succinate Tablets, 10 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd., Verna, Goa, India Manufactured for Cipla USA, Inc. 1560…
CIPLA
Limar Hand Sanitizer, Isopropyl Alcohol 70%, Cont. 4 oz bottles, Manufactured in Dominican Republic: by Ardil Comercial S.R.L., Santo Domingo, Domini…
Ardil Comercial S.R.L.
Prairie Wolf Distillery Alcohol Antiseptic 80%, Topical Solution Hand Sanitizer, packaged in a) (16.9oz) 500 mL (UPC 8 60003 31899 7, NDC: 73891-100-…
Prairie Wolf Spirits
NIFEdipine EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, USP 30 mg Rx only packaged as a) 100 count unit dose carton, NDC 0904-7080-61; b) 50 count unit dose carton, NDC…
The Harvard Drug Group
Durisan Antimicrobial Solutions (benzalkonium chloride) Hand Sanitizing Wipes, 0.13%, packaged in 80-count canister (UPC 8 52379 00632 5), b) 160-cou…
Sanit Technologies, LLC dba Durisan
Durisan Antimicrobial Solutions (benzalkonium chloride) Hand Sanitizer, listed as 0.1% or 0.13%, Alcohol-Free, packaged in a) 18 mL Net Content 0.61 …
Sanit Technologies, LLC dba Durisan
Poseidon Platinum 3500 capsule, 1-count per blister card, Distributed by: Poseidon, Made in the USA, UPC 0 95842 05876 0
Yamtun7
Trilogy 100, Trilogy 200, Garbin Plus, Aeris, LifeVent Continuous Ventilators.
Philips Respironics, Inc.
EcoFit cup cementless: Model(Catalog Number)/Description: 02200046 /EcoFit cup cementless 46mm dia incl. central hole cover; 02200048 /EcoFit cup c…
IMPLANTCAST GMBH
SIGNA Premier - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short …
GE Healthcare, LLC
HeartWare, HVAD Pump Implant Kit, REF MCS1705PU - Product Usage: indicated for hemodynamic support in patients with advanced, refractory left ventric…
Heartware, Inc.
Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System Reversed Platform (Reversed Tray component) Rx Only Sterile Manufacturer Tornier SAS - Saint Martin, France. …
Tornier, Inc
SIGNA Artist, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
GE Healthcare, LLC
BULKAMID, URETHRAL BULKING SYSTEM model # 50050 containing the component: Bulkamid Needle, REF 230651221C, 2 G x 12 am, sterile, CE 0476
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
EASYGRIP FLO-41 US. For delivering hemostatic agents to bleeding sites through a trocar.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Arrow Pacing Catheter Kit-Bipolar Electrode Catheter 5 Fr. 110 cm, Product Code: AI-05210 - Product Usage: intended for temporary use in electrophysi…
Arrow International Inc
SIGNA PET/MR, Tomographic Imager Combining Emission Computed Tomography With Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
GE Healthcare, LLC
Arrow Temporary Pacing Catheter/Introducer Kit 6Fr. pacing catheter 7Fr. introducer Product Code: AI-06210-IK - Product Usage: intended for temporar…
Arrow International Inc
A-Series BiPAP A 40, A-Series BiPAP A30 Continuous Ventilator, Non-life Supporting
Philips Respironics, Inc.
Discovery MR750w 3.0T - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, an…
GE Healthcare, LLC
INLIVEN CRT-P, Model Numbers: a) V284 b) V285 c) W274 d) W275 (added 7/15/2021)
Boston Scientific Corporation
Avanti¿+ Catheter Sheath Introducer - Product Usage: Is indicated for use in arterial and venous procedures requiring percutaneous introduction of in…
Cordis Corporation
1.5T SIGNA HDxt (HD28) MR System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
GE Healthcare, LLC
Arrow Bipolar Balloon Electrode Catheter 5 Fr. 105 cm, Product Code: AI-07154 - Product Usage: intended for temporary use in electrophysiology studi…
Arrow International Inc
Arrow Temporary Pacing Catheter/Introducer Kit 5Fr. pacing catheter 6 Fr. introducer Product Code: AI-07155-IK - Product Usage: intended for tempor…
Arrow International Inc
PC Application Software c4D as part of the device Catalyst: SP-002 Software PA-003 version 6.1.1 and 6.1.0
C-RAD POSITIONING AB
Discovery MR450 1.5T, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
GE Healthcare, LLC
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 2021
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.