1Punching Bags Recall
In 2005, Costco sent out a recall notice for punching bags that were filled with used men's and women's underwear instead of sand. Everyone that purchased the bag got a replacement and a shipping label to return the bag.
2. Following the 2004, £26.5 million Northern bank robbery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Bank recalled £300 million worth of banknotes of £10 or more and reissued them with a different design.
3. In 2011, a drug company named Reckitt Benckiser recalled all remaining stock of its ‘Nurofen Plus’ drug because a codeine addict had been stealing pills from the box and replacing them with his anti-psychotic medication.
4. The band Dream Theater's live album "Live Scenes from New York," released on September 11, 2001, originally had cover art featuring the World Trade Center in flames. It was quickly recalled, and the album art was redone.
5. The Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun was recalled because using its safety level would sometimes discharge the firearm.
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6FDA Pacemakers Recall
In 2017, the FDA recalled around half a million pacemakers due to the possibility of them being hacked to alter the patient's heartbeat or drain their battery.
7. In 2012, Banana Boat recalled their spray-on sunscreen after 5 people caught on fire. Investigation found that the product took longer to dry and remained flammable until it was completely dry.
8. In 1999, Burger King recalled Pokeball containers after an 18-month-old girl suffocated on the promotional item for Pokemon: The First Movie. This led to one of the most expensive recalls in history in which the containers were returned to a local Burger King for small-fries.
9. In 1997, Mattel and Nabisco collaborated to make an "Oreo Fun" Barbie. In the African American community, Oreo is a derogatory term meaning that the person is "black on the outside and white on the inside". After much criticism, Mattel recalled the product.
10. In 2007, there was a massive worldwide recall of a children's arts and crafts toy called Aqua Beads. Around 4.2 million units were recalled in USA alone after it was found that its production facility in China had used a cheap chemical that was a pharmacologically active sedative drug which left kids comatose after they ingested the beads.
11Takata Airbags Recall
Airbags by Takata (an auto parts manufacturer) had to be recalled in 2008 because faulty inflators exploded and shot shrapnel-like material at vehicle’s occupants. At least 37 million vehicles were affected.
12. In 1979, action figure company Kenner released an 18" Xenomorph action figure (from the movie Alien). It was recalled shortly afterward due to complaints from parents about it being "too scary" for children, leading to it living in infamy in the action figure community.
13. In 1999, a product recall was issued for 19 million dive sticks, a pool toy that sinks to the bottom and stands straight up underwater, after several injuries involving rectal and vaginal impalement were reported.
14. "Toxic Waste" sour candy which was imported from Pakistan into USA and many other countries was recalled in 2011 after it was found that it actually contained toxic levels of lead.
15. In 1962, in anticipation of the 1963 release of the movie, "Son of Flubber", Disney/Hasbro released a product similar to silly putty. In 1963, the putty caused more than 1,600 cases of face and throat rashes in children, so the product had to be recalled. The recalled units could not be burned or dumped at sea, so they were buried under a Hasbro parking lot instead.
16Pajero Recall
When Mitsubishi released a car called the Pajero, it had to be recalled in South America. Its name had to be changed because Pajero translates to wanker in Spanish.
17. The original theatrical trailer for Disney's "The Tigger Movie" was recalled by the studio because parents complained that the background music was "Semi-charmed life" by Third Eye Blind, a song about crystal meth addiction.
18. In 1974, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued 80,00 lapel buttons promoting toy safety. The buttons later had to be recalled because they contained lead paint, had sharp edges, and were considered a choking hazard.
19. Little Shop Of Horrors was the first-ever DVD in history to get recalled. In 1998, a disc was released to stores containing a "black-and-white, un-scored, un-dubbed video copy of the original ending that looked like sh*t."
20. The first-ever product recall of food because of its genetically engineered ingredients was when Taco Bell brand taco shells were pulled from stores after tests confirmed the presence of an ingredient not approved for human consumption. Most bioengineered corn and soybeans are considered safe for humans, but StarLink corn contains a pest-repelling protein, Cry9C that may be hard for humans to digest.
21Incubus Shoes Recall
In 1997, Reebok released a line of athletic shoe for women named ‘Incubus.’ They immediately had to recall 180,00 pairs of these shoes after news stories broke out that Reebok had named women’s shoes after a mythological demon that rapes women in their sleep.
22. On four separate occasions, British retailer B&Q has had to recall their sonic mole Repeller in their Northern Ireland stores after being informed that there were no moles in Ireland.
23. During World War 2, the US government recalled all paper currency circulating in Hawaii and replaced it with notes stamped with "HAWAII". In the event of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii, all currency captured would have been easily identifiable and would be rendered worthless.
24. In 1998, Sony released a Night Vision camcorder that inadvertently could see through people’s clothes while it was in an infrared recording mode. About 700,000 units had to be recalled.
25. BMW had to recall their GPS system because male German drivers refused to take directions from a female voice.
