Hazard
6 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 6 ventilator malfunction recalls we have scored against our rubric, 1 (17%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 4 (67%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all ventilator malfunction 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.
The Welch Allyn Life 2000 Ventilator has a battery charger defect that could cause an alarm, rendering it inoperable. 187 units nationwide are affected in this FDA Class I recall.
Philips Respironics is issuing a mandatory software update (Version 1.05.10.00) for Trilogy Evo EV300 ventilators to resolve previously identified safety issues. Approximately 90,910 US units and 56,273 international units are affected.
Baxter Healthcare is recalling 350 units of the Volara System Blue Ventilator Adapter Module because the handset plug may disconnect from the nebulizer port, disrupting ventilator gas flow. Affected units were distributed nationwide and internationally.
Smiths Medical is recalling paraPAC plus 310 ventilators that may malfunction by delivering continuous gas flow instead of cycling breaths. The defect affects 10,140 units distributed worldwide and prevents proper ventilation.
Smiths Medical Pneupac Plus 300 ventilators may intermittently deliver continuous airflow instead of cycling breaths as designed. This malfunction affects 2,902 units distributed worldwide.
Bunnell's 2.5 mm LifePort Endotracheal Tube Adapters may deform due to improper packaging, potentially affecting ventilator performance. The defect may lead to hypercarbia, hypoxia, and gas trapping.