Where they were sold
Target (5), Walmart (5), Costco (3), Amazon (2), and Pottery Barn (2) are the stores named most often in the 23 notices that say where water bottles were sold. 14 of the 23 notices mention online sales.
What buyers paid
The 22 notices that give a price range from $1.50 to $250. Half of them name a price of $10 or less.
How long they were on sale
By the 23 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 11 months or less; the longest for 8.5 years. Half the recalls came within 12 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
What the recalls offered
A refund in 9 of the 13 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 4, a repair in 2. Some notices offer more than one.
Incidents reported
15 of the 23 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 8 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
How the notices identify affected units
1 of the 25 notices lists model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 4, UPC codes in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a sticker on the bottom of the bottle”, “on a white bar code label on the bottom of the item”, and “on a white sticker on the bottom of the water bottle”.
Where they were made
China (16), Italy (2), Taiwan (2), Mexico (1) and Netherlands (1), in the 22 notices that name a manufacturing country.
More or fewer than before
2 water bottle notices in 2021–2025, down from 5 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.