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# Product Recalls by Replacement Market: 2026 statistics from 579 public records

**The most common replacement market is Medical devices: 321 of 579 records (55.4%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets).**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · Compiled by Zalwin from CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's RecallToCompetitorSwitch dataset holds 579 RecallToCompetitorSwitch records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-29 (as of 2026-11-04; source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common replacement market is Medical devices: 321 of 579 records (55.4%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 258 records with a stated units affected, the total is 63,288,884 and the median is 490; the largest is 47,262,261 (NTI and HTP Brand Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire, Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning and Impact Hazards; Manufactured by Ariston, formerly NTI Boilers recall opens other products buyers to alternatives (2026-10-29)) (as of 2026-11-04; source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets). [#](#finding-3)
- The top 10% of records by units affected (26 of 258) account for 97.9% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets). [#](#finding-4)
- 367 of 579 records (63.4%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets). [#](#finding-5)

## RecallToCompetitorSwitch records by replacement market

| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices | 321 | 55.4% |
| Vehicle parts & equipment | 244 | 42.1% |
| Other products | 4 | 0.7% |
| Electrical, lighting & heating | 3 | 0.5% |
| Tires | 2 | 0.3% |
| Children & baby products | 2 | 0.3% |
| Kitchen & appliances | 1 | 0.2% |
| Furniture | 1 | 0.2% |
| Child car seats | 1 | 0.2% |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 579 public records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-29; illustrative samples excluded.

- Source: CPSC, NHTSA and FDA device recalls (via our recall feeds), mapped to replacement markets. Refreshed automatically about every 6 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.

- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated units affected.

- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.

### Cite this study

Zalwin Research, "RecallToCompetitorSwitch statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/recallswitchpulse

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