Product Safety and Recall Statistics (2026)

Published November 10, 2026 by VictimAid.com, the research and consumer information site of the Law Offices of Jason Turchin. Reviewed by attorney Jason Turchin. Part of the VictimAid.com Injury Data Center.

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 analyzes five federal datasets from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): 10,083 recall notices since 1973, recall correction data for 152 recent recalls, 70,000 consumer incident reports from SaferProducts.gov, and 41,648 Notices of Violation issued to manufacturers and importers. Every figure below links back to a public source and a documented method.

Key product safety statistics for 2026

• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced 514 recalls between January 1 and November 5, 2026, more than in any full year since CPSC recall records begin in 1973. The previous high was 450 recalls in 2007.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that recalled products were corrected, refunded or replaced at a median rate of just 20% across 152 recalls with published progress data, and 74% of those recalls had corrected fewer than half of affected units.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that CPSC recall notices naming Amazon in the headline rose from 3 in 2019 to 105 in 2025, about 25% of all recalls announced that year.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that 32% of CPSC recalls announced from 2021 through 2025 (503 of 1,558) cited a fire, burn, explosion, overheating or scald hazard.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that recalls involving lithium-ion batteries, e-bikes, e-scooters, power banks or hoverboards reached 43 in 2025, the most of any year since at least 2015.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 analyzed 70,000 consumer incident reports filed on SaferProducts.gov and found 354 deaths, 1,024 hospital admissions and 2,657 emergency department visits.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that 49% of SaferProducts.gov incident reports describe fire, flames, smoke, burning, melting, sparking, overheating or an explosion.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that infant sleep and baby products (bassinets, pillows, bed rails, bouncers, swings, play yards and similar) were involved in 39% of the 354 deaths reported to SaferProducts.gov, and 45% of victims with a known age were under 2.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that Florida residents filed 4,316 product incident reports, the second most of any state after California, including 8 deaths and 77 hospital admissions.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that Amazon was named as the retailer in 27% of 2025 consumer incident reports that named a retailer, up from 2.9% in 2011.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that CPSC issued 4,307 Notices of Violation in 2025, the most of any year since 2009, and 68% of all 41,648 notices since 2009 involved products made in China.
• The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that lead was the single most cited problem in CPSC Notices of Violation, appearing in 8,288 notices (20% of the total).

Product recalls by year

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced 514 recalls between January 1 and November 5, 2026, more than in any full year since CPSC recall records begin in 1973. The previous high was 450 recalls in 2007.

Source: CPSC recall database export, records through November 5, 2026. Analysis: VictimAid.com.

Most common recall hazards

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that 32% of CPSC recalls announced from 2021 through 2025 (503 of 1,558) cited a fire, burn, explosion, overheating or scald hazard. Fire was the single most common hazard named in recall headlines.

Hazard taken from the “Due to … Hazard” phrase in each recall headline. A recall naming two hazards (for example “Fire and Burn”) is counted under that combined label. Source: CPSC.

How many recalled products actually get fixed?

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that recalled products were corrected, refunded or replaced at a median rate of just 20% across 152 recalls with published progress data, and 74% of those recalls had corrected fewer than half of affected units. The median share corrected at the consumer level, meaning units that reached a household and were then returned, repaired or refunded, was 8%.

Largest recent recalls and their correction rates

Source: CPSC Monthly Progress Reports for recalls announced on or after August 1, 2022. Each recall uses its most recent published figure (October 20, 2026 report where available, otherwise June 20, 2023). Recent recalls have had less time to reach consumers.

Consumer injury and death reports

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 analyzed 70,000 consumer incident reports filed on SaferProducts.gov and found 354 deaths, 1,024 hospital admissions and 2,657 emergency department visits.

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that 49% of SaferProducts.gov incident reports describe fire, flames, smoke, burning, melting, sparking, overheating or an explosion. Kitchen appliances dominate those reports: electric ranges, dishwashers, gas ranges, microwaves and refrigerators lead the list.

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that infant sleep and baby products (bassinets, pillows, bed rails, bouncers, swings, play yards and similar) were involved in 39% of the 354 deaths reported to SaferProducts.gov, and 45% of victims with a known age were under 2.

Among all reports, 41% of submitters who answered the question said they had not contacted the manufacturer before reporting to CPSC.

Source: SaferProducts.gov, 70,000 reports dated 2011-03-11 to 2026-10-21 in the export analyzed. SaferProducts.gov reports are submitted mostly by consumers (97%) and are not independently verified by CPSC.

Florida product injury statistics

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that Florida residents filed 4,316 product incident reports, the second most of any state after California, including 8 deaths and 77 hospital admissions. Florida accounted for 6.2% of all reports, and 48% of Florida reports described fire, smoke, burning or overheating.

Online marketplaces and recalls

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that CPSC recall notices naming Amazon in the headline rose from 3 in 2019 to 105 in 2025, about 25% of all recalls announced that year.

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that Amazon was named as the retailer in 27% of 2025 consumer incident reports that named a retailer, up from 2.9% in 2011.

Share is calculated among reports where the submitter named a retailer.

Notices of Violation: what fails federal safety rules

The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that CPSC issued 4,307 Notices of Violation in 2025, the most of any year since 2009, and 68% of all 41,648 notices since 2009 involved products made in China. The VictimAid.com Product Safety Report 2026 found that lead was the single most cited problem in CPSC Notices of Violation, appearing in 8,288 notices (20% of the total).

Source: CPSC Office of Compliance Notice of Violation data, 41,648 notices dated 2009-01 to 2026-07. A Notice of Violation is issued when CPSC determines a sampled product violates a mandatory safety standard.

Methodology

We at VictimAid.com downloaded each dataset directly from CPSC in October and November 2026 and analyzed it with reproducible scripts. Recall counts include every CPSC record with “recall” in its headline, by announcement date. Hazard categories come from the hazard phrase in each recall headline. Fire and burn language in incident reports was identified by whole-word keyword matching (fire, flames, burn, burned, smoke, melt, sparks, overheat, explode, scald, ignite) and checked against a random sample. Infant sleep and baby product deaths include bassinets and cradles, pillows, bed rails, bouncer seats, swings, play yards, blankets, baby mattresses and cribs. SaferProducts.gov reports are consumer submissions, so counts describe what was reported, not national injury rates. Small differences in totals reflect records with blank fields.

Sources

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls database, cpsc.gov/Recalls, accessed November 2026.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Monthly Progress Reports on recall effectiveness, data as of October 20, 2026.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public incident database, saferproducts.gov, accessed November 2026.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of Compliance Notices of Violation, data as of October 20, 2026.

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This page presents aggregated public data for research and informational purposes. It is not legal advice and does not describe any client matter or result. Figures reflect the source records as published by the agencies named above and may change as those agencies update their data.