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Root cause

Software design

A flaw in the device's software — logic, interface, or update — triggered the recall. The FDA lists 152 recalls with this root cause since 2025, 17 of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Oct 7, 2026.

Class I: 17Class II: 135
Class IIOngoingZ-3309-2026

Philips North America recalls Ingenia 3.0T and 3.0T CX

When exporting diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans from a MR system using the Enhanced MR DICOM format, the exports contain incorrect data (diffusion directions).…

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
  • Software design
Philips North AmericaMAOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3313-2026

Philips North America recalls MR 7700

When exporting diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans from a MR system using the Enhanced MR DICOM format, the exports contain incorrect data (diffusion directions).…

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
  • Software design
Philips North AmericaMAOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3308-2026

Philips North America recalls Ingenia 1.5T

When exporting diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans from a MR system using the Enhanced MR DICOM format, the exports contain incorrect data (diffusion directions).…

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
  • Software design
Philips North AmericaMAOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-3316-2026

Philips North America recalls Upgrade dStream

When exporting diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scans from a MR system using the Enhanced MR DICOM format, the exports contain incorrect data (diffusion directions).…

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
  • Software design
Philips North AmericaMAOct 7, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-0068-2027

Illumina, Inc. recalls NovaSeq 6000Dx including DRAGEN Server

Retrospectively reported correction for an instrument intended for targeted sequencing of DNA libraries from human genomic DNA used with in vitro diagnostic assays has a server with a security vulnerability.

  • High Throughput Dna Sequence Analyzer
  • Software design
Illumina, Inc.CAOct 7, 2026

Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement + RES recall records. Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.