---
title: "How to check for consumer product recalls (CPSC)"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), \"Recalls & Product Safety Warnings\" (public domain (US government work))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-10-14
date: 2026-10-14
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-10-14
category: products
checked_on: 2026-10-14
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Recalls & Product Safety Warnings"
    publisher: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
    url: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
    accessed: 2026-10-14
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
  - id: S2
    title: "SaferProducts.gov home"
    publisher: CPSC
    url: https://www.saferproducts.gov/
    accessed: 2026-10-14
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
---
# How to check for consumer product recalls (CPSC)

## Summary
CPSC posts consumer product recalls and warnings at cpsc.gov/Recalls and offers recall email alerts. Most recalls offer a refund, repair, or replacement; if a recall says to stop using a product, do so right away and follow the company's instructions.

> **General information, not legal advice. Recall and warranty rights depend on the product and your state; confirm with the official source.**

## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: CPSC posts recalls and product safety warnings at cpsc.gov/Recalls; its data updates weekly as new recalls are announced.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F2
  claim: CPSC offers a subscription for recall emails.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F3
  claim: Over the past five years, CPSC recall remedies were about 54.5% refunds, 26.5% repairs, and 16.9% replacements.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
  note: Counts change daily; snapshot as of 2026-10-14. Recalls with several remedies are counted under each.
- id: F4
  claim: CPSC hazard categories include fire, burn, falls, choking, entrapment, poisoning, ingestion, and crash.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F5
  claim: CPSC also issues warnings telling consumers to stop using a product even when no recall remedy is offered.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F6
  claim: CPSC's toll-free consumer hotline is 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270).
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1, S2]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F7
  claim: CPSC recall data downloads go back to 1973.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0

## Pointers
- answers: Search a specific product's recall
  where: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
  access: open
- answers: Vehicles, tires and car seats (not CPSC)
  where: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
  access: open