Hazard
178 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 178 alarm failure recalls we have scored against our rubric, 5 (3%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 23 (13%) are Severe.
Which agencies issued them
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all alarm failure recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
The Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator may fail to sound its audible alarm or display its visual alarm during critical alarm states, potentially delaying treatment response.
Smiths Medical is recalling certain Medfusion syringe infusion pumps due to intermittent alarm system failures that may occur during power-on self-tests outside the warranty period.
Baxter Healthcare is recalling 241,304 Spectrum IQ infusion pumps due to potential medication delivery failure without user alert. The issue may occur during administration set setup or when occlusion alarms are not fully resolved.
Baxter is recalling 146,502 SIGMA Spectrum infusion pumps due to potential medication delivery failures that may occur without alerting clinicians. The issue is linked to administration set setup and occlusion alarm resolution.
Covidien is recalling 66 SonarMed AirWave Monitor Kits because the alarm may fail to sound and sensors may be incorrectly detected as disconnected, potentially causing the monitor to stop monitoring patients without alerting staff.
Stanley Security Solutions is recalling 11 Senior Living Arial Emergency and Nurse Call Systems because they fail to alarm due to increased memory consumption, potentially preventing nursing staff from responding to resident emergencies.
Smiths Medical CADD-Solis VIP ambulatory infusion pumps may fail to detect air in the infusion line and alert clinicians due to intermittent air-detector malfunction.
Draeger Medical is recalling critical care ventilators due to software defects that can cause the device to restart, display incorrect oxygen alarms, and suspend weaning protocols. No patient injuries have been reported.
Draeger Medical is recalling the Evita V800 critical care ventilator due to three unrelated software defects affecting ventilation delivery and alarm functionality.
Philips is recalling 21,672 telemetry transceivers because they may fail to display heart rates or generate alarms when used with specific Patient Information Center software.
Philips is recalling two IntelliVue MP2 patient monitors because speaker failures may prevent audible alarms, potentially delaying patient treatment.
GE Healthcare is recalling 8,414 CARESCAPE ONE patient monitors because they may fail to provide visual and audible alarms for Ventricular Fibrillation when docked to specific host monitors.
Spacelabs Healthcare is recalling Xhibit Central software due to reports of audio alarm loss after power failures or cable disconnections, which could delay alarm recognition.
Vyaire Medical is recalling 116 bellavista 1000 ventilators because they may fail to sound high-priority alarms or respond to touch screen input.
CareFusion is recalling Alaris PC units due to software errors that may cause infusion interruptions, alarm failures, or incorrect medication concentrations.
Philips Respironics is recalling 15 Trilogy EVO Ventilators because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling 21 Trilogy EVO Ventilators because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling specific Trilogy EVO ventilators because a software defect causes power alarms to fail, potentially leaving patients without critical alerts.
Philips Respironics is recalling 21 Trilogy EVO Ventilators because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling 27 Trilogy EVO ventilators because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling 48 Trilogy EVO ventilators due to a software defect that causes inoperative power alarms. The units were distributed in 15 countries outside the US.
Philips Respironics is recalling 105 Trilogy EVO ventilators because a software defect causes inoperative power alarms. The units are distributed internationally but not in the US.
Philips Respironics is recalling 31 Trilogy EVO Ventilators due to a software defect that causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling three Trilogy EVO Ventilators in Italy because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.
Philips Respironics is recalling 29 LifeVent EVO ventilators because a software defect causes the loss of all power alarms.