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
Source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls · License: CC-BY-4.0 · Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), \"Recalls & Product Safety Warnings\" (public domain (US government work)).
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