Around 6% of recalled products are ever claimed. Usually not because people do not care, but because claiming one means registering online, photographing the product, cutting a strap, and posting proof of destruction.

Recalled Goods reports every US consumer product recall that matters to a household — what was recalled, what the hazard is, and exactly what you have to do to get your money back.

Under 15 U.S.C. § 2064(d) you are entitled to a refund, a free repair or a free replacement, at the manufacturer's expense, with nothing out of pocket. That is a right, not a courtesy. We tell you when it applies to something you own.

Where this comes from

• CPSC — consumer products. Around 48 recalls a month.
• NHTSA — vehicles and child car seats, which CPSC does not cover.
• FDA — food and medicine, filtered to Class I and nationwide distribution.

Every figure we publish comes from the agency's own record, and every post links to it.

What we do not do

We do not test products, so we never rank them. We report what the agencies publish and cite anyone else's testing by name. We are not lawyers and this is not legal advice — for any recall, the official notice governs.