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Recalls Watch

Check a product for recalls

Type a brand, a product or a car model and see if it was recalled, why, and what to do about it. Products, food, medicines and vehicles sold in the US.

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  • Official notices from CPSC, FDA and NHTSA
  • Data collected Oct 22, 2026

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Hazard and remedy text is quoted from the agency, unedited. The red tag names the kind of risk with a word from that text. Every notice links to its official page.

How to read a recall notice

A recall notice answers four questions, and it helps to read them in this order.

  1. What to do

    It comes first: stop using the product, take it back, wait for a repair.

  2. What the hazard is

    It tells you how urgent that is.

  3. Whether the product is yours

    It depends on a model number, a lot code or a date printed on it, never on the brand alone.

  4. Who to contact

    The firm, not the agency: the firm is the one that pays the refund or does the repair.

Why check recalls here

Three agencies, one search
Consumer products (CPSC), food and medicines (FDA) and vehicles (NHTSA) are collected into one list with the same fields. The agencies publish them on three separate sites.
The agency’s words, not ours
The hazard and the remedy are copied from the official record without rewording, and marked as quotes. Where a record has no instruction for consumers, the page says so instead of inventing one.
Always a link to the source
Each notice carries the recall number and a link to the page of the agency that issued it. That page is the authoritative text.
Honest about VIN checks
The VIN page decodes your VIN with the NHTSA decoder and lists the campaigns for that model and year. It tells you plainly that only nhtsa.gov or a dealer can say whether your own car is affected or already repaired.
A list of what you own, kept by you
“My products” stays in your browser. No account, no email, nothing sent to us.
Dated, never “real time”
Every page shows when its data was collected and from where. openFDA publishes weekly, and the page says that too.

Three agencies, three kinds of record

The CPSC handles products used in and around the home. Its notices are written for consumers, with photos, the remedy and a phone number. The FDA publishes enforcement reports for food and medicines: precise about lots and distribution, but with no instruction for consumers. NHTSA publishes the campaign each manufacturer files for a vehicle, with a summary, the consequence and the remedy.

This site keeps those differences visible. A CPSC notice shows the agency’s remedy as a quote. An FDA notice says plainly that the record has no consumer instruction and puts the lot codes where you can compare them. A vehicle campaign always comes with the reminder that only a VIN check tells whether your own car is included.

Brand is not enough

Almost every recall covers some units of a product, not all of them. Before you throw something away or drive to a dealer, find the code on the product: the rating label under an appliance, the stamp near the best-by date of a food, the lot on a medicine carton, the sticker in the door jamb of a car. The notice tells you which codes are affected.

Questions and answers

Which recalls does this search cover?

Consumer product recalls published by CPSC and food and medicine recalls in the FDA enforcement reports, both for the last 60 days, plus NHTSA safety recall campaigns for a set of common vehicle models. Any other vehicle can be checked on the Vehicles page, which asks NHTSA directly. Meat, poultry and egg products (USDA FSIS), medical devices, cosmetics, tires, car seats and boats are not collected yet.

Is this an official government website?

No. Recalls Watch is an independent site that republishes public records of CPSC, FDA and NHTSA. The hazard and remedy text is copied from the agency record without rewording, and each notice links to the official page, which is the authoritative text.

My search found nothing. Is my product safe?

Not necessarily. A product can have a recall older than the period this catalog keeps, or from an agency that is not collected here. Search by brand alone, check the model number on the product label, and use the search page of the agency for older recalls.

How current is the list?

Each page shows the time of the collection it was built from. CPSC usually publishes recalls on Thursdays. openFDA, the FDA data service used here, is updated by the agency once a week, so a food or medicine recall announced today can take days to appear in it.

Can I search by barcode or UPC?

No. The agency records do not carry a barcode field that can be searched reliably. Some FDA records mention a UPC inside the product description, and a search for those digits will find them, but most notices identify products by brand, model number, lot code or date code.

What should I do if I own a recalled product?

Follow the remedy written by the agency on the notice: it says whether to stop using the product and whether the firm offers a refund, a repair or a replacement, and gives the contact of the firm. You do not need a receipt to take part in most recalls.

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