Z-1870-2012Class II

Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022...

Name: Z-1870-2012 Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022...
Creator: Colgate Palmolive Company
Published: 2012-03-23
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Colgate-Palmolive Company / initiated 2012-03-23 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Colgate Palmolive Company began a recall of Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022 Made in China. For teeth cleansing on 2012-03-23. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Brush battery cap was forcibly blown off at the end of the brush handle". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1870-2012
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2012-03-23
Posted: 2012-06-27
Terminated: 2013-06-19
Recalling firm: Colgate-Palmolive Company
Product: Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022 Made in China. For teeth cleansing.
Product code: MMD Toothbrush, Ionic, Battery-Powered
Reason for recall: Brush battery cap was forcibly blown off at the end of the brush handle.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Nonconforming Material/Component
Action: Colgate-Palmolive Company sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated March 22, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter requests the termination of sale and segregation of the affected product for return. Contact your Colgate-Palmolive representative to coordinate return of the affected product or if you have any questions concerning this matter.
Quantity in commerce: 6006 toothbrushes (total)
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots: All products

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1870-2012
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1870-2012	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2012-07-04	2012-06-27
Z-1871-2012	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2012-07-04	2012-06-27
Z-1872-2012	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2012-07-04	2012-06-27
Z-1873-2012	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2012-07-04	2012-06-27
Z-1874-2012	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2012-07-04	2012-06-27

Product code MMD

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)