INS-014 · Retail & online
Walmart over time
Walmart appears in 12.1% of 2026 recalls, against 5.5% in 2010.
- Question it answers
- Has Walmart's share of recalls grown like Amazon's?
- What it means
- Recall notices whose sold-at text names Walmart (including Wal-Mart), as a share of all notices that year.
- What it does not mean
- Not a share of Walmart's sales, and not that Walmart sells fewer unsafe products.
- How sure
- Medium. A name search in free text.
How it was worked out
- Recalls looked at
- Recalls dated 2026
- Measure
- Recalls naming Walmart / all recalls that year
- Fields read
Retailers[].Name,SoldAtLabel- Rule
- Same rule as INS-011 for Walmart (including 'Wal-Mart').
| year | matching | of | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | 392 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 31 | 383 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 20 | 362 | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 17 | 313 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 16 | 310 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 12 | 290 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 24 | 296 | 8.1 |
| 2015 | 21 | 305 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 23 | 330 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 24 | 280 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 18 | 258 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 241 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 25 | 257 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 28 | 219 | 12.8 |
| 2022 | 36 | 292 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 40 | 324 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | 54 | 305 | 17.7 |
| 2025 | 66 | 420 | 15.7 |
| 2026 | 63 | 521 | 12.1 |
Do not say
- Walmart's recalled products fell
Caveats
- Counts recalls that also sold elsewhere.
- It is a share of recalls, not of products or sales.
The recalls behind it
63 recall notices are counted. The most recent:
- Allstar Recalls Sharper Image Tabletop and Infinity Fire Pits Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Burn and Fire Hazards
- Arlopu Recalls Slide Playsets Due to Risk of Serious Injury and Death from Head and Neck Entrapment Hazards
- Bose Recalls Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for S1 Pro and S1 Pro+ Bluetooth Speaker Systems Due to Risk of Injury from Fire and Overheating Haza
- U.S. Titan Recalls X-Pro Youth All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Crash Hazard; Violate Mandatory Stand
- Bodum USA Recalls 5.9 Million French Press Coffee Makers with Replaceable Glass Carafes Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury
Download every recall number behind this figure (JSON, key INS-014). All statistics.