The Recall Desk

Hazard

Unintended Start recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
2
Critical
0
Severe
1
Most recent
2015-01-14

Of the 2 unintended start recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (50%) 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 unintended start 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.

1–2 of 2

  • SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0931-2015·2015-01-14

    Synthes Small Electric Drive Recalled for Unintended Start and Malfunction

    Synthes (USA) Products LLC is recalling 12 Small Electric Drive units due to potential unintended starts or reverse mode failures that could cause tissue damage.

    Product
    Synthes Small Electric Drive (SED), part number: 05.001.175: The Small Electric Drive is designed for use in general traumatology, especially hand and food applications involving surgical procedures such as drilling, burring, reaming, pin and wire placement, cutting of bone and h
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighNHTSA·11V050000·2011-01-24

    Volvo VNL Trucks Recalled for Unintended Start Risk

    Volvo Trucks is recalling 2011 VNL trucks because an electrical defect may cause the vehicle to start without warning, posing an injury risk during servicing.

    Product
    VOLVO — VOLVO VNL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide