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.
Oridion Medical is recalling 400 Capnostream20 bedside monitors because date, time, and alarm settings may reset to factory defaults when powered off.
Oridion Medical is recalling 500 Capnostream20 bedside monitors because date, time, and alarm settings may reset to factory defaults when powered off.
Oridion Medical is recalling 22 refurbished Capnostream20 bedside monitors because date, time, and alarm settings may reset to factory defaults when powered off.
Oridion Medical is recalling eight refurbished Capnostream20 monitors because date, time, and alarm settings may reset to factory defaults when powered off.
Oridion Medical is recalling 23 Capnostream20 bedside monitors because date, time, and alarm settings may reset to factory defaults when powered off.
Draeger Medical Systems is recalling Infinity Acute Care System monitoring solutions because invasive pressure alarms may not activate.
C.R. Bard is recalling 343 CritiCore monitors because they may experience urine output and temperature measurement fluctuations and alarm errors.
GE Medical Systems is recalling CARESCAPE Patient Data Module software because it fails to generate visual or audible alarms for impedance respiration apnea events.
Draeger Medical Systems is recalling Infinity Acute Care Systems (M540) because specific units may fail to display audio or visual alarms.
Circadiance LLC is recalling 1,242 SmartMonitor 2 PS/PSL apnea monitors because the nurse call feature may operate intermittently, potentially preventing alarm transmission.
Merge Healthcare is recalling 23 Schiller CO2 sensors that may display false clogging alarms, potentially adding bias to CO2 measurements and affecting alarm notifications.
Draegar Medical Systems is recalling Delta XL patient monitors because the low oxygen alarm may fail to sound when oxygen levels drop below the limit.
Draegar Medical Systems is recalling Kappa and Scio patient monitors because a low oxygen alarm may fail to sound when oxygen levels drop below the set limit.
Draeger Medical Systems is recalling Delta patient monitors used with Scio gas modules because the low oxygen alarm may fail to sound when oxygen levels drop below the set limit.
Philips is recalling IntelliVue MX4O Patient Wearable Monitors that may fail to switch to Monitor Mode with audible alarms if the connection to the central system is lost.
CareFusion is recalling Alaris System PC units because low battery alarms may fail to trigger before the battery discharges, stopping all infusion channels.
Philips is recalling 156 Efficia CMS200 central monitoring systems because they may not alarm appropriately for pediatric or neonatal patients.
Kidde is recalling about 3.6 million NightHawk combination smoke/CO alarms because they may fail to chirp at end-of-life, posing a risk of undetected fires or CO incidents.
Philips is recalling IntelliVue MX40 patient monitors because a configuration setting may disable ECG alarms. The issue affects 9,804 units distributed in the US and 35 other countries.
Philips is recalling 1,824 IntelliVue MX40 patient monitors worldwide because a configuration setting may disable ECG alarms.
Philips is recalling 2,212 IntelliVue MX40 patient monitors worldwide because a configuration setting may disable ECG alarms. Users should contact Philips for a software update.
Spacelabs Healthcare is recalling Xhibit Telemetry Receivers because the system may go offline or lock up, potentially failing to display alarms.
Spacelabs Healthcare is recalling Xhibit Central Stations because the telemetry system may go offline, lock up, or fail to display audio and visual alarms for asystole.
SmartPool is recalling PE12 PoolEye pool alarms because a reversed switch may prevent the alarm from sounding if a child enters the water. No injuries have been reported.
Inovonics is recalling about 5,500 emergency transmitters and receivers because they may fail to send or receive help signals. No injuries have been reported.