Top 20 Most Infamous Product Recalls

The discovery of salmonella in peanut butter products led to hundreds of illnesses. The culprit? The peanut better was coming from a badly contaminated PCA production plant.

Over 9 million cars globally recalled because the gas pedals could stick and cause dangerous acceleration.

Merck issued a recall of this arthritis medication after studies revealed it could cause more heart attacks and strokes. Thousands of lawsuits involving billions of dollars.

One reported child death by suffocation, caused by becoming trapped between the crib's railing and the mattress; 400,000 cribs recalled.

Seven people in the Chicago area died after taking Tylenol pills that had been tampered with and laced with potassium cyanide. Johnson & Johnson issued a nationwide recall of all Tylenol products and the FDA tightened restrictions to prevent further product tampering. The deaths were deemed homicides, but the criminals who did the deed have never been discovered.

The toy trains were recalled because their paint contained lead.

Defective tires slipping off the treads and imploding, causing cars to fishtail and crash, led to as many as 25 deaths and over six million recalls.

E. coli processed in California led to over 100 reported illnesses and at least one death.

Six children were strangled to death by the chord.

Three reported infant deaths due to suffocation; one million slings recalled.

Hasbro recalled nearly a million units amid stories of children's fingers getting caught in the oven. One child was severely burned and needed to have a finger amputated.

Recalled out of further fears of salmonella.

Recalled after it was found that the chord could potentially strangle children.

Various stories of exploding gas tanks, three alleged deaths and a million-and-a-half recalls later, the ill-conceived Pinto was already history.

The Department of Agriculture responded to claims of uninspected cattle slaughter by issuing a recall of nearly 150 million pounds of beef in California, the largest ever meat recall.

Traces of the toxic chemical Melanine were found in baby formula and led to one death and more than 50 malfunctioning kidneys; more than 700 tons recalled

Oil-filled heaters caused burns and minor injuries.

Sony recalled these because of their potential to overheat and even explode.