How to check whether a product you own has been recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission oversees more than 15,000 types of consumer products and posts new recalls every week — often five to ten of them. A recall can mean a free repair, replacement, or refund, and sometimes flags a genuine fire or shock hazard in your home. The catch is that unless you registered the product, no one tells you; recalls.gov and SaferProducts.gov let you search, but only if you think to look.

That “if you think to look” is the gap OwnWise closes. It keeps track of the appliances and products you own and surfaces active recalls automatically, so a safety notice or a free fix doesn’t slip past you. When something does break, OwnWise also checks whether a recall — not your wallet — should cover the repair.

Search the federal databases for peace of mind today; let OwnWise keep watch so you don’t have to remember to.