Product Registration and Recall Check Log

Who this is for

Which products the makers could contact you about, and whether any have been recalled. List each product with the numbers a recall notice asks for and how it was registered, then record every check of the recall lists and what was done when one applied.

Households with appliances, heaters, chargers, furniture and children's products, people who bought something second-hand that was never registered, and anyone who has seen a recall notice and could not remember which model they own.

What this helps you track

• Each product with its make, model and serial or batch number
• Whether it is registered with the maker, how and when
• When recall lists were last checked, and where
• Any recall that applied and the remedy offered
• The date the repair, replacement or refund was done

How to use it

1. Write the household, who keeps the log and the recall lists you check, such as your country's official recall site and makers' own pages.
2. Add each product as it arrives, copying the model and serial or batch number from the rating plate, base or packaging.
3. Register it with the maker by card, website or app, and write the date, the method and any confirmation reference.
4. Each time you check the recall lists, write a line on page two with where you looked and the result.
5. If a recall applies, record the remedy and follow it through to the date it was done; the browser version saves in your own browser.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Why register a product with its maker?

Registration gives the maker a way to contact you directly if a safety repair or recall affects your model, rather than relying on you seeing a notice. It is often a card in the box or a page on the maker's website.

Where do I check for recalls?

Many countries run an official product recall list or safety website, and makers and retailers publish their own. Write the ones you use at the top, so whoever checks next looks in the same places.

What details does a recall check need?

Usually the make, the model and the serial or batch number, which is why the products table asks for them. They are on the rating plate, the base or the packaging, so write them down while they are easy to read.

How is this different from the appliance register?

The appliance register and warranty tracker records what you own and when cover ends. This log follows safety: registration with the maker, recall checks and what happened when a recall applied. Baby equipment has its own recall check sheet.