license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/cpsc-recalls/
pretty_name: CPSC Recall Ledger (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- consumer-product-safety
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_remedy_options.csv
CPSC Recall Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
Every CPSC recall with the units, dollars and retailers on the hook.
Headline: Recalled products do not leave homes on their own: CPSC has announced 1,239 recalls since Jan 2024 covering 182,982,647 US units, and 650 of them were sold on Amazon, which alone accounts for 116,924,800 recalled units since 2024 in this file.
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 10,082 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/cpsc-recalls/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_remedy_options.csv |
row counts and totals by remedy options across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by remedy options (largest groups)
| Remedy options | rows | Units (US) |
|---|---|---|
| (blank) | 5,057 | 1,012,783,451 |
| Refund | 2,086 | 303,286,638 |
| Repair | 1,414 | 137,571,909 |
| Replace | 1,019 | 254,399,170 |
| Refund; Replace | 231 | 62,186,042 |
| Refund; Repair | 87 | 35,031,083 |
| Repair; Replace | 66 | 168,840,364 |
| New Instructions | 33 | 7,983,275 |
| Dispose | 28 | 4,965,900 |
| Refund; Repair; Replace | 20 | 7,265,120 |
| Other (groups under 3 rows) | 17 | 29,931,210 |
| New Instructions; Repair | 8 | 5,809,400 |
| TOTAL | 10,082 | 2,030,451,560 |
Full table: summary_by_remedy_options.csv.
What the full file has
- 10,082 rows
- Key fields: recall_number, recall_id, recall_date, year, title, products, product_types, units_text, units_us, price_low_usd
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: All 10,082 CPSC recalls from 1973-06-08 to 2026-11-05; units parsed for 8,423, retail value estimated for 8,151. CPSC API pulled Nov 6 2026, latest recall 2026-11-05
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
recall_number |
CPSC recall number (fiscal year prefix plus sequence) |
recall_id |
SaferProducts.gov RecallID |
recall_date |
Date CPSC announced the recall |
year |
Calendar year of recall_date |
title |
CPSC press release title |
products |
Product names in the recall |
product_types |
CPSC product type categories |
units_text |
Unit count exactly as CPSC published it |
units_us |
US units parsed from units_text (Canada and Mexico add-ons dropped; a count repeated on every product line counted once) |
price_low_usd |
Lowest retail price in the 'sold at' text |
price_high_usd |
Highest retail price in the 'sold at' text |
retail_value_est_usd |
units_us times the midpoint of the price range: an estimate of retail dollars sold, not a refund liability |
manufacturers |
Manufacturers named by CPSC |
importers |
Importers named by CPSC |
distributors |
Distributors named by CPSC |
manufacturer_countries |
Countries of manufacture |
sold_at |
Where and when the product was sold, and for how much, as CPSC published it |
named_retailers |
Major retailers and marketplaces matched in sold_at (56 tracked names) |
online_only |
True when CPSC says it was sold online only |
sold_on_amazon |
True when Amazon appears in sold_at |
hazard |
Hazard description |
remedy_options |
Remedy types: Refund, Repair, Replace, Label, New Instructions |
remedy |
Remedy text (firm emails and phone numbers removed) |
remedy_keeps_product_in_home |
True when every remedy option is a repair, label or instructions, so the product stays in use |
incident_reports |
Largest 'N reports or incidents' figure parsed from the injuries text |
injuries_reported |
Largest 'N injuries' figure parsed from the injuries text |
deaths_mentioned |
True when the injuries text reports a death |
injuries_text |
Incidents and injuries text as CPSC published it |
recalling_firm_in_asia |
True when the importer or manufacturer is listed as 'of China', Hong Kong, Taiwan or Vietnam (usually a marketplace seller with no US importer) |
url |
CPSC recall page |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Full ledger | $750 | All 10,082 recalls since 1973 with units, price range, retail value estimate, retailers, importers, remedy and injury fields, plus the retailer and firm rollups. CSV and Parquet. |
| Monthly refresh | $2,400 a year | The ledger refreshed every month with new recalls flagged by retailer, importer and remedy type, for recall-services sales teams and underwriters. Internal use, unlimited seats. |
| Weekly feed | $6,000 a year | New recalls delivered every week within a day of CPSC posting, with the parsed unit, value and retailer fields, for marketplace safety and claims teams. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/cpsc-recalls/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Pull every recall from the SaferProducts.gov Recall REST API one calendar year at a time (1973 to today). Parse US units from the published unit text (first figure, millions expanded, Canada and Mexico add-ons dropped), parse the price range from the 'sold at' text, estimate retail value as units times the price midpoint, match 56 major retailers and marketplaces in the 'sold at' text, flag remedies that leave the product in use, and parse report, injury and death mentions. Roll up by named retailer (by_retailer.csv) and by recalling firm, taking the importer, else manufacturer, else distributor (by_firm.csv). Firm emails and phone numbers are removed and the consumer contact field is not carried.
Not a recall effectiveness or correction rate (CPSC does not publish how many units came back), not a refund liability (retail value is an estimate from published price ranges), not NHTSA, FDA or USDA recalls, and not contact data. Retailer matching is a text match on CPSC's 'sold at' language, so small retailers are not rolled up.
Sources
- CPSC SaferProducts.gov Recall REST API, https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall?format=json
- CPSC recall pages, https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/cpsc-recalls/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com