Hazard

Design Defect recalls

108 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total: 108
Critical: 1
Severe: 11
Most recent: 2026-08-12

Of the 108 design defect recalls we have scored against our rubric, 1 (1%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 11 (10%) are Severe.

Which agencies issued them

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all design defect 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.

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101–108 of 108

HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1697-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components
Biomet is recalling 28 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components due to a design defect that may cause anterior impingement.
Product
REF 154202 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size A5 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1706-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components Due to Design Flaw
Biomet is recalling 30 units of Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components because a design flaw may cause bone impingement.
Product
REF 154215 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size C4 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1717-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components
Biomet is recalling 25 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components due to a design flaw that may cause anterior impingement.
Product
REF 154230 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size E5 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1702-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components
Biomet is recalling 23 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components due to a design flaw that may cause bone impingement.
Product
REF 154209 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size B5 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1724-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components
Biomet is recalling 24 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components due to a design flaw that may cause bone impingement.
Product
REF 154239 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size F7 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1711-2013·2013-07-17
Biomet Recalls Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Components Due to Design Flaw
Biomet is recalling 37 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee components because a design flaw may cause bone to impinge on the bearing.
Product
REF 154222 Oxford Fixed Bearing Partial Knee Cemented Lateral Tibia Size D4 ARCOM UHMWPE / CO-CR-MO Alloy Only for use in Lateral compartment Sterile R The Oxford Fixed Bearing Knee is a Partial knee replacement system consisting of a femoral component and a fixed bearing
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
4 states
CriticalCPSC·13083·2012-12-27
Nap Nanny Infant Recliners Recalled Due to Design Defects and Infant Deaths
Baby Matters is recalling Nap Nanny infant recliners due to design defects that pose a risk of injury and death. CPSC reports five infant deaths and numerous incidents of infants hanging or falling out.
Product
Nap Nanny® Generations One and Two, and the Chill™ model infant recliners
Category
Consumer Product
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2486-2012·2012-10-10
Biomet Recalls OptiLock T15 AO Drivers Due to Fit Issues
Biomet, Inc. is recalling 363 units of OptiLock T15 AO Drivers because they may not properly lock into specified screw heads.
Product
Optilock T15 AO Driver (3.5mm). Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper Extremity Plating System is intended for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. The System is intended for fractures and fracture dislocations, osteotomies and non-unions of the proximal humerus, particularly in
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide