CPSC recalls for a product that reported injuries/deaths or serious hazards, ranked API

Searches CPSC recalls for a product category and keeps only the HIGH+ severity ones (reported injuries/deaths, fire/strangulation/laceration/burn hazards), severity-ranked, with the serious-share of all recalls. Answers 'which <product> recalls actually hurt people?', 'how often are <product> recalls dangerous?'.

Price$0.01per request

MethodPOST

Route/v1/gov/cpsc-injury-recalls

StatusLive

MIME typeapplication/json

Rate limit60/minute

Cache3600s public

govrecallscpscinjuryconsumer-safetyhazardseverity

API URLhttps://x402.hexl.dev/v1/gov/cpsc-injury-recalls

Integration docs

Example request

{
  "product": "stroller",
  "limit": 2
}

Example response

{
  "query": "stroller",
  "totalRecalls": 108,
  "seriousRecalls": 85,
  "seriousShare": 79,
  "recalls": [
    {
      "source": "CPSC",
      "recallId": "12232",
      "date": "2012-07-24",
      "title": "Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported",
      "firm": "Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind.",
      "productType": "consumer-product",
      "hazard": "Entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months of age, when a child is not harnessed. An infant can pass through the opening between the stroller tray and seat bottom, but his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the tray. Infants who become entrapped at the neck are at risk of strangulation.",
      "remedy": "Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Do not return the stroller to the retailers as they will not be able to provide the repair kit.",
      "units": "About 6,223,000",
      "status": null,
      "severityScore": 90,
      "severityClass": "critical",
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2012/Peg-Perego-Recalls-Strollers-Due-to-Risk-of-Entrapment-and-Strangulation-One-Child-Death-Reported"
    },
    {
      "source": "CPSC",
      "recallId": "25476",
      "date": "2025-09-25",
      "title": "AMTRADING Recalls Hoovy Cooling Gel Insert Pads for Car Seats and Strollers Due to Burn Hazard",
      "firm": "AMTRADING LLC, of Brielle, NJ",
      "productType": "consumer-product",
      "hazard": "The cooling gel pads can become hot if left in the sun or a hot car, posing a burn hazard to young children.",
      "remedy": "Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Cooling Gel Insert Pad and contact AMTRADING for instructions on receiving a full refund. Consumers can go to https://hoovyproducts.com/pages/product-recall for instructions on how to register for the recall and to dispose of the recalled pad.",
      "units": "About 20,000",
      "status": null,
      "severityScore": 60,
      "severityClass": "high",
      "url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/AMTRADING-Recalls-Hoovy-Cooling-Gel-Insert-Pads-for-Car-Seats-and-Strollers-Due-to-Burn-Hazard"
    }
  ]
}

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "product"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "product": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Product name/category, e.g. 'stroller'."
    },
    "since": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional earliest recall date, YYYY-MM-DD."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max recalls (1-50, default 20)."
    }
  }
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": true
}