2021 Recalls
4,225 recalls · Page 58 of 85
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 18 critical, 29 moderate, and 3 lower-severity recalls. The page references 29 distinct recalling firms operating in 7 distinct product categories, with 33 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (24), NHTSA (9), FDA Food (8), 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.
REF 9655405, Groshong NXT ClearVue Catheter with Sherlock Tip Location System (TLS) Stylet, Basic Kit, 4F, Single-Lumen, TLS, UDI: (01)10801741036023…
Bard Access Systems Inc.
Medtronic REF: MMT-7020LB, Guardian Sensor (3) for the following packaging: GS3 1PK US/ GTIN: 763000336998 Product Usage: intended for use with…
Medtronic Inc.
Medtronic REF: MMT-7020C4 Guardian Sensor (3) for the following packaging: GS3 5PK 2L CANADA/ GTIN: 20763000179612 Product Usage: intended for…
Medtronic Inc.
GORE VIBIL Biliary Endoprosthesis: stents, drains and dilators for the biliary ducts. Catalogue numbers: VH1008040, VH1010040, VN1010040, VN0808200 -…
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
REF 7617407, Groshong NXT ClearVue Catheter, Full Kit, 4F, Single-Lumen, 60 cm, UDI: (01)10801741035248 - Product Usage: is designed for use when cen…
Bard Access Systems Inc.
Ergobaby Recalls METROUS Strollers Due to Choking Hazard
HSN Recalls 5.4 Million Handheld Clothing Steamers Due to Serious Burn Hazard
JCPenney Recalls Girls Puffer Jackets Due to Entanglement Hazard
Target Recalls Shower Stools Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target
Trek Recalls Bontrager Satellite City Bicycle Pedals Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
FREIGHTLINER 2019: POWER TRAIN
FREIGHTLINER
KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2018-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
KENWORTH,PETERBILT
FORD 2021: POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
FORD
HONDA 2021: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HONDA
FORD 2021: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FORD
FORD 2021: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
FORD
FORD 2021: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FORD
FORD 2013-2021: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
FORD
John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.
Pro Supply Outlet Recalls Sodium and Potassium Hydroxide Products Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Packaging Requirement and Violation of FHSA …
Chemical Technologies International Inc., dba Pro Supply Outlet, of Rancho Cordova, Calif.
INFINITI,NISSAN 2020-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE
INFINITI,NISSAN
Love & Peas Protein Rich Meal Replacement, Sugar Free, 1 LB 9 OZ (713 G) bag, Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., Spanish Fork, Utah, 84660 (800) 223-8…
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS
Botanic Choice Green Tea Leaf Extract (3:1 Extract), Alcohol Free Liquid Extract, 1 FLOZ., in glass jar with dropper, UPC 703308200164
Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc
Blanched Penne Rigati 8oz plastic bag 40 bags per case
T MARZETTI INNOVATION CENTER
Love & Peas Protein Rich Meal Replacement, 1 LB 8 OZ (675 G) bag, Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., Spanish Fork, Utah, 84660 (800) 223-8225, natures…
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS
Driscoll's Fresh Blackberries; 6 oz. or 18 oz. containers.
Driscoll's Inc.
BTREX PLUS, Dietary Supplement 100 Caplets
Lopez Gonzalez Santana Corporation
Panera Lobster Bisque, 16 oz.
Blount Fine Foods Corporation
SCB 12" Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake In CPET Tray with lid. Keep Frozen 0 Degrees F. Net Wt. 36.00 lbs. (16.33 kg) Case count: 25 Item # 167557 …
South Coast Baking Co.
BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange 26 mL Applicator (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v Isopropyl alcohol (IPA)) Sterile Solution, CareFusion…
CareFusion 213, LLC
Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, packaged in 500-count bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cran…
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
REF CL3946 Oncology Kit w/5" (13 cm) Add-On Set w/ChemoLock Additive Port, Vented Cap; ChemoLock , Spinning Spiros w/Red Cap - Product Usage: provid…
ICU Medical, Inc.
REF CH2060 60mL Syringe w/Spinning Spiros, Red Cap - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s …
ICU Medical, Inc.
Alaris Pump Module, Model 8100, serviced/repaired by Infusion Pump Repair with an impacted bezel repair part
Infusion Pump Repair
Alaris Pump Module, Model 8100, serviced/repaired by Step-Har Medical with an impacted bezel repair part
STEP-HAR MEDICAL LLC
ENDURITY Pulse Generator REF PM**** SN ********* St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Assurity and Endurity pacemakers are intended to provide singl…
St. Jude Medical, Cardian Rhythm Management Division
REF CH3011 30" (76 cm) Appx 3.3 mL, 20 Drop Admin Set w/Integrated ChemoClave Drip Chamber, Spiros w/Red Cap, Bag Hanger - Product Usage: provides …
ICU Medical, Inc.
PowerPort duo M.R.I. Implantable Port, with attachable 9.5F Polurethane Open-Ended Dual-Lumen Venous Catheter, REF 1829500, UDI: (01) 00801741027185 …
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
REF CL3960 Oncology Kit w/60" (152 cm) Appx 2.2 ml, Smallbore Ext Set w/w/ChemoLock Port, Clamp, Anti-Siphon Valve, Spiros ; w/ChemoLock; Syringe Tra…
ICU Medical, Inc.
ReWalk Personal 6.0, ReWalk Personal 5.0 and ReWalk R Systems orthotically fits to the lower limbs and part of the upper body and is intended to enab…
Argo Medical Technologies Ltd
Kit: LVAD Dres Chg. MAI Kit Part Number: 79544B
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
Kit: CentralLineDresChangeClrSeq MAI Kit Part Number: 79420
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
REF CH3397 Oncology Kit w/Spiros¿, Red Cap, Bag Spike w/Clave Additive Port LOT 5118610 - Product Usage: for use in the preparation and patient admin…
ICU Medical, Inc.
NM/CT 860 Nuclear Medicine / CT Scanners
GE Healthcare, LLC
Regard Dressing Change Tray
ROi CPS LLC
REF CH3582 5 IN (13cm) APPX 0.57 ml, EXT SET, ANTI-SHIPHON VALVE, Spiros LOT 5125197 - Product Usage: for use in the preparation and patient administ…
ICU Medical, Inc.
Revogene SARS-CoV-2 Catalog Number: 410700 IVD for real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) qualitative test run on t…
Meridian Bioscience Inc
PowerPort duo M.R.I. Implantable Port, with attachable 9.5F Polurethane Open-Ended Dual-Lumen Venous Catheter, REF 1829570, UDI: (01) 00801741027192 …
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
REF 20124-01 30" (76 cm) Appx 3.2 ml, 20 Drop Admin Set w/Integrated Clave Drip Chamber, Spiros, Bag Hanger LOT 5142971 - Product Usage: provides a…
ICU Medical, Inc.
REF CL3028T 30" (76 cm) Appx 6.1 ml, 20 Drop Admin Set w/Integrated w/ChemoLock Drip Chamber, 0.2 Micron Filter, Spiros , Bag Hanger, Drop-In Red Cap…
ICU Medical, 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 2021
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.