The Recall Desk

Hazard

Material Mis Specification recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
3
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2017-02-22

Of the 3 material mis specification recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all material mis specification 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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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1199-2017·2017-02-22

    Acumed Recalls 6-Hole Pubic Symphysis Plates Due to Material Error

    Acumed LLC is recalling 15 units of 6-hole Pubic Symphysis plates because they were manufactured with the wrong titanium alloy.

    Product
    6-hole Pubic Symphysis plate (PN 70-0451). The pelvic bone plates for the pelvic ring are a series of plates with varying lengths that function as internal fixation devices for fractures, fusions and osteotomies of the pelvic ring. The plates are strategically pre-contoured wher
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-1506-2015·2015-04-29

    Specialty Appliance Works Recalls Universal Nuts for Incorrect Material Composition

    Specialty Appliance Works is recalling Universal Nuts used in orthodontic Herbst Appliances because they were manufactured with 416 stainless steel instead of the specified 303 stainless steel.

    Product
    M-4 Mechanism Set 16 mm and M-4 Mechanism Set 19 mm A Herbst Appliance is used to affect changes in the skeletal relationship and/or occlusion of a patient. the Universal Nut is a component of a Herbst Appliance
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-1503-2015·2015-04-29

    Specialty Appliance Works Recalls Orthodontic Universal Nuts Due to Material Error

    Specialty Appliance Works is recalling 14,428 Universal Nuts used in orthodontic Herbst Appliances because they were manufactured with 416 SS instead of the specified 303 SS.

    Product
    MiniScope Hst ROC Crown 15 Patient Kit, and MiniScope Herbst Crown 15 Patient Kit A Herbst Appliance is used to affect changes in the skeletal relationship and/or occlusion of a patient. the Universal Nut is a component of a Herbst Appliance.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide