Top 30 Most EXPENSIVE Product Recalls Ever

These products missed the mark in a major way. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for product recalls that cost the companies behind the products lots and lots and lots of money. Our countdown of the most expensive product recalls in history includes Sara Lee Deli Products, Easy-Bake Ovens, Sony Batteries, Ford Explorer’s Firestone Tires, Volkswagen, and more! Have you ever had a product you own recalled? Let us know in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these products do YOU remember from the days before they went wrong? Let us know in the comments!

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[lukorito]

Rebecca the original WatchMojo voiceover. absolutely love your narration

[Snowymae]

I had one of my pacemaker/defibrillators recalled 2 years after getting it, and since it was surgically implanted I wasn’t thrilled about having another surgery.

[peterkn]

15:02 The Ford Pinto was actually much worse because this was one of those times when the company weighed the cost to recall and repair the defect vs the price of human lives lost. They decided that the price of human lives was not worth the cost to repair so they chose to ignore the safety concern.

[ZeoViolet]

Tylenol's reaction to the tampering situation is specifically what saved it, in the end. Wasting no time with recalls, swiftly designing tamper-evident packaging, etc. The tampering, in and of itself, wasn't their fault, but they acted swiftly to deter tampering and make it very evident if something had been tampered with in its packaging, after that scandal. The copycat ones that killed others didn't help (such as the excedrin tampering).

[davinp]

Ford tried to blame Firestone and then Firestone blamed Ford on the design of the Explorer. Another example of Ford putting profits over safety. They didn't want to spend money redesigning the Explorer

[davidbeppler]

The most expensive recall in history was $112 billion when Tesla had to do a Over The Air update to more than 2 million cars. It was done before the legally required recall notices were mailed out. Stock fell by $22/share.

[animeinuyashakagome]

I did own the easy bake oven. Exactly the one in the first picture you showed when you presented the product on the list. I remember the cake getting stuck in the oven. If I remember correctly, I think it was a Christmas gift from my parents when I was around 4-5 years old. I can’t imagine what a hand getting stuck in the oven would do. That must have hurt a lot!!!

[cmtippens]

For me, I remember the scariness of the Tylenol vandalism. Seeing empty shelves every store you went into made you really aware of how many people could be affected.

[aoifedavison]

"Cost the company everything"
But cost 2 mothers their children

[LearnEnglishCanada]

I’m amazed Jack in the Box survived their screw up that killed kids.

[PrinceIsot]

Oh yeah my first job was Jack in the Box, they really push that outbreak hard when training new employees.

[denivarius]

My former Mazda 2 had the Takata airbag recall in 2018. I was so glad when I received the letter because I knew my vehicle could be involved in the recall.

[onewingedangelsephiroth]

8:11 They did figure it out. There were cattle ranches nearby, and when it rained, poop water would runoff into the produce fields.

[davinp]

Ford knew about the problem with the Ford Pinto, but didn't want to spend the money to fix it. Lee Iacocca, the man who green-lighted the Pinto, said people didn't care about safety. It would have cost less to fix it then a recall. The American Auto manufactures (GM, Ford & formerly Chrysler) put profits over quality and safety

[iluvcamaros]

As soon as I heard the word "Keurig" I knew it had to be burn related. Those things make the most scalding hot coffee.

[kbramlett]

I remember the peanut butter recall. It was a nightmare. I also learned something at that time. That being, the makers of Peter Pan also make Walmart's Great Value brand Peanut Butter.

[StarryKnightPinkle]

Man! The ford pinto would make a great car for action movies where cars explode!

[caseymacmacl]

I loved my Easy Bake Oven! I got mine in 1974 for Christmas when I was 5. I used it for years and never had a problem. I got one for my son when he was 5 and he used it with no problems for years. Don't blame the oven, blame the parents who aren't supervising their use! I had a friend who worked for Sony during the battery fiasco. Customer service was originally instructed to inform people that they must have a counterfeit battery because there was no way their own batteries were causing the problem. They finally had to take the blame when other agencies got in on it because of the number of cases.

[davinp]

Ford, GM and Chrysler don't like to spend money to fix a problem and GM is known to fight recalls.