Year archive
Recalls in 1978
43 recall notices were dated 1978: rank #43 of 54 years on file.
- Armour Pharmaceutical thyroid tabletsOther hazard
- General Mills Riviton Sets Recalled by Parker BrothersChoking
- Mattel Colonial Viper, Scarab, Stellar Probe; Cylon Raider Battlestar Galactica space vehiclesFire & burns
- Citation Power Cleaning Equipment portable air tanksFire & burns
- Fuel Sentry Automatic Day/Night Thermostat ControlsFire & burns
- Amana side-by-side refrigerator-freezersOther hazard
- Columbia Gold Crest, Miami byciclesOther hazard
- AMF AC-powered smoke detectorsOther hazard
- Cleanweld Products Whirlwind Torch Kit CleanBurn Fuel CylindersFire & burns
- Carrier Weathermaker Air ConditionersFire & burns
- Rhinehart Miti-Mite portable immersible electric water heatersElectric shock
- JC Penney six-inch bench grindersElectric shock
- Montgomery Ward Grass Getter nylon string edger/trimmerElectric shock
- Sears portable electric fansFire & burns
- JC Penney bicyclesOther hazard
- McGraw Edison JC Penney six-inch bench grindersElectric shock
- Knickerbocker Curious George,Easter Chick,ChickADee,Puppy Love,Scooby-Doo stuffed toysOther hazard
- Black & Decker Black And Decker Cord Adapters RecalledElectric shock
- Huk-A-Poo Sportswear women's sweatshirtsFire & burns
- Sears five-foot household aluminum stepladdersOther hazard
- Bernina Sewing MachinesOther hazard
- Collier-Keyworth Repair Program Announced For Baby Car Seat/StrollerCuts
- Coast King bicyclesOther hazard
- American Electric Great American Frying Machine mini electric deep fryersOther hazard
- Bicycle Coast King lightweight bicyclesOther hazard
- Red Devil electric pain removersElectric shock
- Sperry Remington women's rechargeable electric shaversElectric shock
- Gap San Francisco Tea Party sweatshirtsFire & burns
- Electric Hot Pot RecallElectric shock
- Bassett Mandalay cribsEntrapment
- C & S Trading Magic Curl Professional, hand-held Curling IronsFire & burns
- Manually operated Taiwan gas valvesFire & burns
- Agway upright pedestal sump pumpsElectric shock
- G.L. Electric Flasheat Fast Heat portable immersible electric water heatersElectric shock
- San Francisco Shirt Works San Fransisco Tea Party sweatshirtsFire & burns
- Champ Blazer automatic baseball pitching machinesCuts
- Montgomery Ward Okla Homer Smith full-sized baby cribsChoking
- Wham-O Water Wiggle toysDrowning
- Nevco electric ceramic hot potsElectric shock
- Crosman Arms American Classic, Medalist pistolsFire & burns
- Bassett cribsOther hazard
- Nobility 10-cup Automatic CoffeemakersFire & burns
- Le Gran Imports Christmas light replacement bulbsFire & burns
Counts are of recall notices, not products. Hazard words are found by rules in each notice’s headline and hazard text and can miss unusual wording.