2027Hyundai
Genesis G80: a loose ground bolt that stalls the engine at speed
A ground bolt left looseA stall risk tightened with one bolt
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2026–2027Grand Design RV
Grand Design Imagine and Lineage: wiring, breakers, labels — all three
Three misses on one lineThree defects repaired per trailer
2026–2027Forest River
Forest River coaches: circuit boards that run hot
A board that runs hotTwo coach lines' boards replaced
2026Product & Design
A 200M yuan animated epic scored 8.1 on Douban and still pulled itself from theaters
acclaim didn't convert to box office~200M yuan budget vs ~81M yuan gross
2026Kith Retail Inc.
Kith sold children's pajamas that failed the federal flammability standard
kidswear failed flammability standardrecall of ~130 units sold at $75 each; full refunds required
2020-2026Electrolux Group
Frigidaire's gas ranges delayed ignition long enough to build up gas
Delayed ignition letting gas accumulate174,000+ ranges recalled; 30 burn injuries
2024-2026Airova
191,000 Aroeve air purifiers recalled after 37 overheating reports
Overheating during normal use191,390 units recalled; 1 fire, no confirmed injuries
2024-2026Panasonic
Panasonic recalled 11,480 toaster ovens over an exposed power cord
Power cord insulation gap11,480 units recalled; full refunds, no fires reported
2025-2026Nestlé
Nestlé recalled baby formula in 60+ countries — weeks after finding the toxin
Cereulide toxin in a supplier's ARA oilRecall across 60+ countries; a French criminal probe
2025–2026GBGH (지비지에이치)
GBGH's ROCKPLATE premium gym-wear brand exited within a year of launch
entering a crowded gym-wear market latea new premium brand folded within a year
2018–2026MULA (뮬라)
MULA, operator of Korean athleisure brand Mulawear, saw rehabilitation abolished in 2026
post-2020 losses and a plan never filedpeak ₩30bn sales to rehab abolition; ₩33.5bn losses
1984–2026Seiken Umo Futon (正絹羽毛ふとん株式会社)
Seiken Umo Futon, Yonezawa bedding wholesaler, wound up in 2026
COVID cut event and door-to-door sales¥560 million debt; self-bankruptcy
2026Gourmia
Gourmia's pressure cooker: refusing to recall until CPSC forced a warning
Pressure opens lid, spraying hot foodCPSC forced warning; 4 severe burns; 2 lawsuits
2026Daikin Comfort Technologies
Daikin's Amana units: a heating element that stays live through a fault
Heating element stays live during fault13,514 ACs recalled; fire and burn risk
2026永豐餘生技
YFY's premium camellia oil shipped with a carcinogen over the legal limit
Benzopyrene at 2.9 vs the 2.0 limitRecalled a batch and eroded a health brand
2026Hisense
Hisense's babysense monitor: a display that could spark beside a crib
Display unit overheats while charging81,800 monitors recalled; 11 overheating reports
2026Daiichi Sankyo
Daiichi Sankyo's ADC bet: capacity locked in before the patients existed
Forecast met a readout it hadn't counted¥106B profit cut: CMO compensation + plant impairment
2026Leaked Labs
The Lipstick Lesbians shipped an unfinished Flexi Powder prototype as a $34 product
prototype shipped as a paid productUS$34+shipping refunded; launch undone by a backlash
2024–2026New Balance Korea
New Balance Korea printed the Korean flag wrong on a t-shirt — sales halted, full refund
misrendered flag reached storesoffline+online sales halted, full refund, recalled tee
2017–2026Electronic Arts
Anthem: EA's live-service game made unplayable by its own shutdown
Shallow launch; rebuild cancelledServers shut Jan 2026 → unplayable; 5M sold vs 6M target