2021 Recalls

Reviewed byPlainRecalls Editorial, Product Recalls Editorial Team · June 6, 2026

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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 6 critical, 37 moderate, and 7 lower-severity recalls. The page references 33 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 37 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (31), FDA Drug (6), 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 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.

2021 Recalls

2021 Recall Year Insight

Dimension Vista 500- In-vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring …

The product is a handheld ultraviolet-C germicidal wand and contains two, narrow-diameter, tubular lamps with a peak emission wavelength in the 254 n…

INBONE Total Ankle System, INBONE POLY INSERT SZ 2+ 14mm SULCUS

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 10MM 4CM -for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545960

Total Thyroxine (T4) ELISA; REF EIA-1781

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 10MM 2CM -for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545950

28MM -4 LFIT V40 HEAD, Catalog Number 6260-9-122

NuStat 8" x12" Trauma Pad XR Hemafiber, 5-pack. For temporary control of internal organ space bleeding REF: XR-0812-5

Dimension Vista 1500 In-vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring …

RANDOX CHOL-cholesterol (total) test system intended to measure cholesterol in plasma and serum REF: CH200

28MM -4 LFIT V40 HEAD, Catalog Number 6260-9-028

BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel Part No: RFIT-ASY-0147 UDI: 00815381020338 Blood Culture Catalog No./Description: 442023/BD BAC…

HALYARD STERLING ZERO NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAM GLOVES, Sizes XS, S, M, L, and XL

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 4MM 4CM-for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545900

The Steripath Gen2 Blood Collection System Model Number/Description 2700-21-EN / Steripath Gen2 Blood Collection System - 21G, Wide Neck 2700-23…

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 4MM 2CM-for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545890

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 8MM 2CM -for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545930

HURRICANE RX DILATION BALLOON 8MM 4CM -for endoscopic dilatation of strictures of the biliary tree and the Sphincter of Oddi. UPN: M00545940

Abbott HeartMate Touch Communication System, REF: HMT1100 (US), HMT1100-R (Rental US), HMT1150 (EU)

GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Recalls to Repair Free-Standing and Slide-In Ranges Due to Tip-Over Hazard

Mark of Fifth Avenue Children's Robes Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard and Burn Hazard

AUDI 2018-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM

HYUNDAI 2017-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:ONBOARD (OBCM)

Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Recalls Adult Portable Bed Rails After Two Deaths; Entrapment and Asphyxiation Hazards

ACURA,HONDA 2021-2022: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

HYUNDAI 2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

HYUNDAI 2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Mr. Special Jugo de Pina De Concentrado, 46 oz cans, packaged cardboard boxes 12 cans per case of 46 oz each

MaryRuth's Organic Infants Liquid Probiotic; Unflavored, a Dietary Supplement. 1 fl. oz. (30 mL) UPC: 8 56645 00858 7 Serving size (five drops …

Garden Side Salad 6.95oz. (197g) UPC:72251525202. Packaged in plastic containers.

Mexican Side Salad 6.95oz. (197g). Packaged in plastic containers.

Kings Hawaiian Hawaiian Sweet Hamburger Buns8 buns NET WT 12.8 oz. (362.9 g) UPC 0 73435-06050 Product Number 800020

Topiramate Tablets, USP 50 mg, 500-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Unichem Laboratories LTD, Ind. Area. Meerut Road, Ghaziabad -201 003, Ind…

Butalbital, APAP, Caf 50/325/40 Tablet, packaged in a) 12-count bottles, NDC: 71335-1767-09, barcode 083929164865; b) 20-count bottles, NDC: 71335-17…

Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution USP, 1.5 w/w, 5 fl oz (150 mL) plastic bottles, Rx only, Teligent Pharma, Inc., Buena, New Jersey, 08310, NDC 7051…

Carvedilol Tablets, USP, 6.25 mg, 500 Tablets bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., 279 Princeton-Hightstown Road, East Windsor…

Diclofenac Sodium Topical Solution USP, 1.5 w/w, 5 fl oz (150 mL) plastic bottles, Rx only, Teligent Pharma, Inc., Buena, New Jersey, 08310, NDC 5256…

Butalbital, APAP, Caf 50/325/40 Tablets, packaged in a) 12-count bottles, NDC: 63629-8392-09, barcode 083929152151; b) 60-count bottles, NDC: 63629-8…

Continuous CT Fluoroscopy DVI Ceiling Mount - CCT Arm DVI Option - Gemini TF 64 System Number: 882471 Continuous CT (CCT) is a CT or PET/CT product…

Medtronic Wireless Recharger Model WR9200 included in the RS7200 Recharger Kit used by the RestoreUltra (Model 37712), RestoreSensor (Model 37714), R…

Artis Q.zen ceiling with software VD12-angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedure Model N…

Western Oxytote DTE Digital VIPR System (with D-size cylinder) Model: MNDS-602

Endurant II Stent Graft System REF/Description: ETBF2513C145EE STENT GRAFT ETBF2513C145EE ENDUR II BIF ETBF2820C166EE STENT GRAFT ETBF2820C166EE ENDU…

Western Oxytote DTE Digital VIPR System (with E-size cylinder) Model: MNDS-603

HemosIL ReadiPlasTin (20 mL), Part number 0020301400. An in vitro diagnostic thromboplastin reagent.

Artis Q floor with software VD12- angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedure Model N…

SOMATOM Definition Edge with software syngo.CT VB20 Model #10590000

Freelite Human Lambda Free Kit (for use on the SPAPLUS) REF LK018.S Freelite Human Lambda Free Kit (for use on the SPAPLUS) (x10) REF LK018.10S

The da Vinci Xi and X surgical systems (IS4000 and IS4200) each consist of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and…

Endurant Stent Graft System REF/Description: ENTF2525C70EE STENT GRAFT ENTF2525C70EE ENDURANT TUBE

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