---
title: "Build the chronology for a voluntary consumer-product recall"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/notify-the-regulator-of-a-voluntary-product-recall-and-settle-the-recall/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A29-U20261018-6-US"
practice_area: "Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the chronology for a voluntary consumer-product recall

> Order the dates the file gives for the hazard, the notice to the Commission, and the remedy offered. Do not write the recall notice.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/notify-the-regulator-of-a-voluntary-product-recall-and-settle-the-recall/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Order the dates the file gives for the hazard, the notice to the Commission, and the remedy offered. Do not write the recall notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b) requires a manufacturer, distributor or retailer of a consumer product distributed in commerce to inform the Commission immediately of a substantial product hazard, unless it has actual knowledge that the Commission has been adequately informed. Motor vehicle equipment, as the statute cross-refers to 49 U.S.C. § 30102, is outside that duty. Cornell notes a later redesignation of that definition, so open the current subsection. Public notice under the section includes a clear and conspicuous notice on the firm's website and notice to a third-party website where the product was placed for sale. The Commission may also require other-language and broadcast announcements. Read the rest of subsection (c) for when. A refund under subsection (d) is the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for use if the product has been in the consumer's possession for a year or more at the earlier of public notice or actual notice. You write the notice. Do not add an hour count. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Notify the regulator of a voluntary product recall and settle the recall notice](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/notify-the-regulator-of-a-voluntary-product-recall-and-settle-the-recall.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Order the dates the file gives for the hazard, the notice to the Commission, and the remedy offered. Do not write the recall notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not count 24 hours or any other hour period. Part 1115 was not opened.
- Do not write the recall notice. The chronology is the file, not the notice.

## Sources

- [15 U.S.C. § 2064, Substantial product hazards](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2064) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*