The number of U.S. product recalls remained high in 2024 with more than 3,200 events recorded for the second consecutive year, a new report shows.
Sedgwick brand protection’s 2025 U.S. State of the Nation Recall Index, which analyzes recall data from the automotive, consumer product, food and drink, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, shows 3,232 recalls across five industries, marking the second-highest annual total in the past six years. According to the authors of the report, 2023 and 2024 are the only consecutive years in the past decade in which U.S. recall events have exceeded