Was something you own recalled in 2016? These are the biggest recalls
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As with previous years, vehicles were responsible for the majority of product recalls, but many other products were recalled as well.
- Alex Greer, FindTheCompany.com
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If you've traveled by plane this year, you've likely heard warnings about bringing your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 onboard. After repeated incidents of the popular smartphone catching fire, the Department of Transportation officially banned the device on airplanes.
While the Samsung recall has been one of the most publicized and costliest product recalls of the year, it is far from the largest. With that in mind, FindTheCompany, a corporate research site by Graphiq, ranked the largest product recalls of 2016.
To create this list, the data experts combed through CNBC's log of recalls and curated a list of the recalls that have affected the most products as of Nov. 22, 2016. Only recalls impacting 10,000 units or higher were included. Products are ranked in ascending order by the total number of units affected and ties are broken alphabetically.
As with previous years, vehicles were responsible for the majority of product recalls, with companies like Toyota, Nissan and General Motors all recalling parts. However, the ranking includes everything from burn-inducing fitness bands to flammable scarves.
Compiled by Alex Greer, FindTheCompany.com
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Recalls: 10,000 packages
Date: 04/01/2016
Flowers Foods, Inc. voluntarily recalled its Cobblestone Bread Co. Wheat English Muffins after discovering that the muffins contained undeclared milk.
Note: Image does not depict Cobblestone Bread Co. muffins.
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Recalls: 10,000 cases
Date: 09/20/2016
Kellogg issued the recall of its Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles due to the potential of listeria contamination.
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Recalls: 10,600 vehicles
Date: 05/06/2016
The vehicle manufacturing company recalled some of its off-road vehicles after incidents of drivers losing steering control.
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Recalls: 11,000 capes
Date: 04/08/2016
Because the fastener at the neck can be difficult to detach, the children's costume was deemed a strangulation risk to wearers.
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Recalls: 15,200 microwaves
Date: 08/25/2016
Whirlpool recalled more than 15,000 microwaves due to a fire hazard concern.
Note: Image may not depict the recalled model.
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Recalls: 17,700 furnaces
Date: 11/11/2016
The ground wire in the furnace's junction box has the potential to come loose, posing a shock hazard.
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Recalls: 19,700 lifts
Date: 04/22/2016
YTL International received reports of its drywall lifts failing and dropping what they were holding.
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Recalls: 28,235 vehicles
Date: 03/16/2016
The luxury car manufacturer recalled nearly 30,000 floor mats over concerns that they could get stuck against accelerator pedals.
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Recalls: 31,579 cases
Date: 03/17/2016
As of the time of recall, Bumble Bee Foods noted that there were no reported cases of illness associated with these products.
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Recalls: 34,000 cradles
Date: 04/15/2016
Several cradle models were recalled due to stability issues.
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Recalls: 39,000 lights
Date: 11/18/2016
The night lights were recalled after reports of smoke and damage to power outlets.
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Recalls: 40,780 pounds
Date: 04/08/2016
The recall affects the "Gold Kist Farms Fully Cooked Whole Grain Popcorn Style Chicken Patty Fritters," which may contain pieces of plastic.
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Recalls: 51,470 vehicles
Date: 02/25/2016
Ford Motor cited concerns that the rear seat belt may not latch properly, posing an injury risk.
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Recalls: 52,000 vehicles
Date: 05/13/2016
The car maker stated that steering columns may have been manufactured improperly.
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Recalls: 55,000 pounds
Date: 06/20/2016
Federal regulators reported that thousands of pounds of poultry may be tainted with "extraneous materials."
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Recalls: 56,000 car seats
Date: 03/04/2016
Evenflo recalled roughly 56,000 car seats after safety concerns arose.
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Recalls: 58,430 vehicles
Date: 04/15/2016
In certain 2016 Avalon and Camry cars, the front passenger airbag may not deploy properly.
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Recalls: 60,000 vehicles
Date: 06/16/2016
Nissan stated that the steering system central to the Q50 sedan's autonomous driving could malfunction.
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Recalls: 68,000 motorcycles
Date: 01/29/2016
Suzuki issued the recall over a battery charging issue.
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Recalls: 70,000 vehicles
Date: 11/15/2016
The possible fuel leaks affected the RX-8 sports cars.
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Recalls: 79,000 vehicles
Date: 11/10/2016
Although there were no reports of injuries, Volvo recalled approximately 79,000 cars and SUVs as a safety precaution.
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Recalls: 81,000 vehicles
Date: 04/29/2016
The cars were recalled after concerns that the suspension links may fracture.
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Recalls: 86,000 vehicles
Date: 10/19/2016
Short circuiting in the car's alternators may result in engine stalling or fires.
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Recalls: 86,000 bathtubs
Date: 10/06/2016
Summer Infant Inc. issued the recall for Lil' Luxuries Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa and Shower.
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Recalls: 89,000 vehicles
Date: 11/18/2016
Affected models include the Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs.
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Recalls: 90,000 pounds
Date: 01/05/2016
The USDA stated that roughly 90,000 pounds of beef products were being recalled by the Huisken Meat Company due to possible contamination with extraneous wood.
Note: Image does not depict Huisken beef patties.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 91,000 toy sets
Date: 08/23/2016
The toys were recalled amid choking hazard concerns.
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Recalls: 91,000 vehicles
Date: 08/24/2016
The faulty fuel-pumps affected several cars in the 2013-2015 model years, including the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans.
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Recalls: 120,000 vehicles
Date: 09/09/2016
Leaking brake fluid in several Nissan models poses a fire risk.
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Recalls: 133,000 vehicles
Date: 04/22/2016
Polaris Industries, Inc. received more than 160 reports of its RZR ROVs catching fire. As of the time of recall, there were 19 reports of injuries and one instance of death.
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Recalls: 154,472 vehicles
Date: 10/28/2016
BMW issued the recall of more than 150,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump problem.
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Recalls: 180,000 pacifiers
Date: 05/06/2016
Although no injuries had been reported, Munchkin issued a recall of around 180,000 of its Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips amid choking hazard concerns.
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Recalls: 195,000 vehicles
Date: 11/10/2016
The car-maker recalled two of its SUV models that were affected by malfunctioning windshield wipers.
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Recalls: 200,000 vehicles
Date: 10/19/2016
Fiat Chrysler recalled roughly 200,000 Jeep Wrangler SUVs in North America because the air bags may not inflate properly.
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Recalls: 202,000 vehicles
Date: 04/29/2016
Several Ford vehicles, including the 2012 Expedition and Mustang, and the Lincoln Navigator were affected by a software problem that may cause the automatic transmissions to suddenly downshift to first gear.
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Recalls: 334,000 vehicles
Date: 10/07/2016
Volkswagen and Audi announced three separate recalls (all due to fuel leaks) in the U.S. and Canada, impacting more than 330,000 vehicles.
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Recalls: 340,000 vehicles
Date: 10/12/2016
The parking brake issue primarily affected Priuses in Japan and overseas.
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Recalls: 350,000 vehicles
Date: 10/14/2016
Honda's revamped 2016 Civic achieved strong sales numbers after its release.
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Recalls: 398,000 fixtures
Date: 11/11/2016
There were more than a 100 reports of plastic lenses falling from the luminaire, but no reported injuries at the time of recall.
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Recalls: 400,000 devices
Date: 10/11/2016
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced a recall of its implanted heart devices, citing the potential for premature battery depletion.
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Recalls: 410,000 vehicles
Date: 07/22/2016
Some of the cars affected by the propulsion defect include the 2015 model Chrysler 200 midsize sedans, Ram ProMaster City small vans, Jeep Renegade and Cherokee SUVs.
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Recalls: 759,000 vehicles
Date: 09/08/2016
Mazda issued the recall of nearly 760,000 cars due to a malfunction with the rear hatches.
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Recalls: 846,000 vehicles
Date: 01/29/2016
After issuing the recall, Nissan announced that it would replace defective latches for free.
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Recalls: 1,040,000 vehicles
Date: 04/15/2016
Recalled trucks include the 2014-15 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups.
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Recalls: 1,100,000 vehicles
Date: 06/28/2016
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration noted that actor Anton Yelchin's death "may have been related to the alleged defect" in the Fiat Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 1,200,000 kettles
Date: 05/06/2016
Wal-Mart issued the recall after reports of burns.
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Recalls: 1,500,000 vehicles
Date: 09/08/2016
Ford is reportedly spending $640 million to replace defective door latches.
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Recalls: 1,900,000 vehicles
Date: 09/15/2016
At the time of recall, the air bag defect had been linked to three deaths and five injuries.
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Recalls: 2,300,000 vehicles
Date: 09/01/2016
Mazda cited concerns with their rear gates and diesel engines.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images
Recalls: 2,500,000 phones
Date: 09/02/2016
One of the costliest recalls in tech history, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has already lost the company billions in profit.
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JOHN MACDOUGALL / Getty Images
Recalls: 2,800,000 machines
Date: 11/04/2016
Following the Galaxy Note 7 crisis, Samsung was dealt another blow when it announced its recall of roughly 2.8 million top-load washing machines. Malfunctions in the machines had been linked to numerous reports of injuries.
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Recalls: 2,801,000 straws
Date: 08/02/2016
Starbucks cited concerns that the steel straws could cause mouth lacerations in young children.
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Recalls: 2,900,000 vehicles
Date: 02/18/2016
Toyota issued the recall over safety concerns with the seatbelts in certain vehicles.
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Fabrice Coffrini / Getty Images
Recalls: 3,000,000 boxes
Date: 03/11/2016
After several consumers reportedly found glass in its products, Nestle voluntarily recalled nearly 3 million boxes of frozen meals.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 3,000,000 cups
Date: 05/27/2016
Mayborn USA issued the recall due to the potential of mold in its spill-proof cups.
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Recalls: 3,370,000 vehicles
Date: 06/29/2016
The Japanese auto manufacturer recalled millions of cars globally because of defective air bags and emissions control units.
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Recalls: 3,530,000 vehicles
Date: 04/29/2016
In a year filled with air bag-related defects, Nissan issued one of the largest recalls, stating that the passenger-side air bags may not deploy properly.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Recalls: 4,300,000 vehicles
Date: 09/09/2016
General Motors Co. recalled nearly 4.2 million vehicles due to a software issue with its air bags.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 4,300,000 dehumidifiers
Date: 11/02/2016
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that the dehumidifiers had been linked to $4.8 million in property damage.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 5,100,000 alarms
Date: 11/11/2016
The alarms were recalled amid fears that consumers would not be alerted to a fire or carbon monoxide incident in their home.
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Recalls: 10,000,000 pounds
Date: 01/22/2016
Flour produced at a General Mills plant in Missouri was linked to an E.coli outbreak.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 29,000,000 items of furniture
Date: 11/04/2016
Ikea recalled nearly 30 million chests and dressers due to stability issues.
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Recalls: 32,600,000 fitness bands
Date: 08/23/2016
McDonald's issued the recall of its Happy Meal fitness bands over concerns that the product could cause skin irritation.
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Recalls: 47,000,000 pounds
Date: 05/06/2016
The CRF Frozen Foods crisis was one of the largest food recalls in recent history, involving millions of pounds of frozen fruits and vegetables linked to the listeria bacteria.
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Recalls: 100,000,000 air bag inflators
Date: 06/09/2016
Defective Takata air bag inflators have affected more than a dozen carmakers and have been linked to 11 deaths in the U.S. alone, as of Oct. 21. This is the largest auto safety recall in history.
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- Alex Greer, FindTheCompany.com
Ed Jones / Getty Images
If you've traveled by plane this year, you've likely heard warnings about bringing your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 onboard. After repeated incidents of the popular smartphone catching fire, the Department of Transportation officially banned the device on airplanes.
While the Samsung recall has been one of the most publicized and costliest product recalls of the year, it is far from the largest. With that in mind, FindTheCompany, a corporate research site by Graphiq, ranked the largest product recalls of 2016.
To create this list, the data experts combed through CNBC's log of recalls and curated a list of the recalls that have affected the most products as of Nov. 22, 2016. Only recalls impacting 10,000 units or higher were included. Products are ranked in ascending order by the total number of units affected and ties are broken alphabetically.
As with previous years, vehicles were responsible for the majority of product recalls, with companies like Toyota, Nissan and General Motors all recalling parts. However, the ranking includes everything from burn-inducing fitness bands to flammable scarves.
Compiled by Alex Greer, FindTheCompany.com
Jennifer / Flickr
Recalls: 10,000 packages
Date: 04/01/2016
Flowers Foods, Inc. voluntarily recalled its Cobblestone Bread Co. Wheat English Muffins after discovering that the muffins contained undeclared milk.
Note: Image does not depict Cobblestone Bread Co. muffins.
Andrew Burton / Getty Images
Recalls: 10,000 cases
Date: 09/20/2016
Kellogg issued the recall of its Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles due to the potential of listeria contamination.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 10,600 vehicles
Date: 05/06/2016
The vehicle manufacturing company recalled some of its off-road vehicles after incidents of drivers losing steering control.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 17,700 furnaces
Date: 11/11/2016
The ground wire in the furnace's junction box has the potential to come loose, posing a shock hazard.
ProjectManhattan / Wikimedia
Recalls: 55,000 pounds
Date: 06/20/2016
Federal regulators reported that thousands of pounds of poultry may be tainted with "extraneous materials."
Note: Image does not depict GNP Company chicken products.
Scott Olson / Getty Images
Recalls: 60,000 vehicles
Date: 06/16/2016
Nissan stated that the steering system central to the Q50 sedan's autonomous driving could malfunction.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 86,000 bathtubs
Date: 10/06/2016
Summer Infant Inc. issued the recall for Lil' Luxuries Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa and Shower.
Recalls: 90,000 pounds
Date: 01/05/2016
The USDA stated that roughly 90,000 pounds of beef products were being recalled by the Huisken Meat Company due to possible contamination with extraneous wood.
Note: Image does not depict Huisken beef patties.
HISHAM BINSUWAIF / Flickr
Recalls: 133,000 vehicles
Date: 04/22/2016
Polaris Industries, Inc. received more than 160 reports of its RZR ROVs catching fire. As of the time of recall, there were 19 reports of injuries and one instance of death.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 180,000 pacifiers
Date: 05/06/2016
Although no injuries had been reported, Munchkin issued a recall of around 180,000 of its Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips amid choking hazard concerns.
Scott Olson / Getty Images
Recalls: 202,000 vehicles
Date: 04/29/2016
Several Ford vehicles, including the 2012 Expedition and Mustang, and the Lincoln Navigator were affected by a software problem that may cause the automatic transmissions to suddenly downshift to first gear.
Ron Cogswell / Flickr
Recalls: 350,000 vehicles
Date: 10/14/2016
Honda's revamped 2016 Civic achieved strong sales numbers after its release.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 398,000 fixtures
Date: 11/11/2016
There were more than a 100 reports of plastic lenses falling from the luminaire, but no reported injuries at the time of recall.
Getty Images / Handout
Recalls: 410,000 vehicles
Date: 07/22/2016
Some of the cars affected by the propulsion defect include the 2015 model Chrysler 200 midsize sedans, Ram ProMaster City small vans, Jeep Renegade and Cherokee SUVs.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Recalls: 1,100,000 vehicles
Date: 06/28/2016
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration noted that actor Anton Yelchin's death "may have been related to the alleged defect" in the Fiat Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Recalls: 1,500,000 vehicles
Date: 09/08/2016
Ford is reportedly spending $640 million to replace defective door latches.
Drew Angerer / Getty Images
Recalls: 2,500,000 phones
Date: 09/02/2016
One of the costliest recalls in tech history, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has already lost the company billions in profit.
JOHN MACDOUGALL / Getty Images
Recalls: 2,800,000 machines
Date: 11/04/2016
Following the Galaxy Note 7 crisis, Samsung was dealt another blow when it announced its recall of roughly 2.8 million top-load washing machines. Malfunctions in the machines had been linked to numerous reports of injuries.
Fabrice Coffrini / Getty Images
Recalls: 3,000,000 boxes
Date: 03/11/2016
After several consumers reportedly found glass in its products, Nestle voluntarily recalled nearly 3 million boxes of frozen meals.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 4,300,000 dehumidifiers
Date: 11/02/2016
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that the dehumidifiers had been linked to $4.8 million in property damage.
Consumer Product Safety Commission / cpsc.gov
Recalls: 5,100,000 alarms
Date: 11/11/2016
The alarms were recalled amid fears that consumers would not be alerted to a fire or carbon monoxide incident in their home.
Recalls: 100,000,000 air bag inflators
Date: 06/09/2016
Defective Takata air bag inflators have affected more than a dozen carmakers and have been linked to 11 deaths in the U.S. alone, as of Oct. 21. This is the largest auto safety recall in history.
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