Hazard
82 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 82 therapy failure recalls we have scored against our rubric, 3 (4%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 71 (87%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all therapy 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.
St Jude Medical is recalling 27 Ellipse VR implantable cardioverter defibrillators due to damaged aluminum wires that may prevent the delivery of high-voltage therapy.
St Jude Medical is recalling 52 Ellipse VR cardioverter defibrillators worldwide due to damaged aluminum wires that may prevent high-voltage therapy delivery.
Medtronic is recalling 951 Visia AF ICDs and CRT-Ds because they may fail to deliver high or low voltage therapy.
Medtronic is recalling 951 Amplia MRI CRT-D devices because they may fail to deliver high or low voltage therapy.
Medtronic is recalling 951 Viva CRT-D devices due to a potential issue that may prevent high and low voltage therapy.
St. Jude Medical is recalling 127 Ellipse ICD devices because they may fail to deliver high-voltage therapy needed to treat life-threatening heart rhythms.
St Jude Medical is recalling Ellipse ICDs because internal capacitor damage may delay or prevent high voltage therapy delivery.