Hazards in the most CPSC recalls
Fire is the hazard in the most CPSC recalls: 2,392 of 10,058, or 23.8%. Among the hazards with 20 recalls or more in 2024, Entrapment rose most: from 22 recalls in 2024 to 71 in 2025. A recall can name more than one hazard, so the hazard counts add up to 15,471 for 10,058 recalls.
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Hazards
| Hazard | Recalls | Share of all recalls | Units | Median units | Recalls, 2024 | Recalls, 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 2,392 | 23.8% | 642,352,626 | 13,000 | 83 | 84 | +1.2% |
| Burn | 1,807 | 18% | 458,290,635 | 13,000 | 69 | 107 | +55.1% |
| Fall | 1,559 | 15.5% | 179,898,417 | 5,500 | 47 | 72 | +53.2% |
| Violation of standard | 1,111 | 11% | 54,406,891 | 2,600 | 92 | 202 | +119.6% |
| Choking | 1,099 | 10.9% | 175,432,827 | 15,000 | 13 | 16 | n/a |
| Overheating | 910 | 9% | 194,796,969 | 20,000 | 43 | 43 | +0.0% |
| Other | 888 | 8.8% | 98,580,127 | 6,000 | 24 | 11 | -54.2% |
| Laceration | 821 | 8.2% | 135,996,924 | 19,380 | 24 | 29 | +20.8% |
| Poisoning | 762 | 7.6% | 297,328,251 | 8,200 | 33 | 74 | +124.2% |
| Lead or chemical | 708 | 7% | 237,236,564 | 9,900 | 20 | 44 | +120.0% |
| Electric shock | 648 | 6.4% | 56,786,934 | 16,700 | 10 | 13 | n/a |
| Entrapment | 533 | 5.3% | 69,677,403 | 4,120 | 22 | 71 | +222.7% |
| Crash | 430 | 4.3% | 9,693,458 | 2,800 | 28 | 26 | -7.1% |
| Strangulation | 381 | 3.8% | 140,297,459 | 6,100 | 0 | 14 | n/a |
| Impact injury | 321 | 3.2% | 98,459,678 | 9,000 | 17 | 21 | n/a |
| Tip-over | 261 | 2.6% | 55,942,351 | 6,600 | 9 | 34 | n/a |
| Suffocation | 199 | 2% | 85,066,818 | 6,300 | 15 | 20 | n/a |
| Explosion | 185 | 1.8% | 176,715,236 | 10,084 | 0 | 2 | n/a |
| Drowning | 124 | 1.2% | 11,031,393 | 2,140 | 0 | 9 | n/a |
| Carbon monoxide | 96 | 1% | 2,106,468 | 4,600 | 4 | 6 | n/a |
| Head injury | 79 | 0.8% | 4,926,402 | 2,500 | 8 | 6 | n/a |
| Mould or bacteria | 69 | 0.7% | 36,439,582 | 37,100 | 8 | 2 | n/a |
| Amputation | 50 | 0.5% | 17,486,649 | 48,000 | 2 | 3 | n/a |
| Fracture | 38 | 0.4% | 4,878,732 | 2,700 | 2 | 2 | n/a |
How the figures were made
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The change is given when the hazard has 20 recalls or more in 2024.
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Recall Register. Hazards in the most CPSC recalls. https://recallregister.com/findings/cpsc-recalls-by-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .