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3 official CPSC notices naming IBM, 1995–2009, across home electronics, covering at least 90 units. The most recent: Hon-Kwang Electric (Shenzhen) Power Adapters, November 10, 2009.
Type the model number from your IBM product's label. Every model number named in a IBM recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
5 model numbers
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2 notices where the recalled products are battery chargers.
A plastic weld on the power adapters can fail and allow two parts to separate, exposing live electrical contacts. This poses a shock hazard to consumers.
IBM notices outside the product types above.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 1 of 3 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 3 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The one notice that gives a price says from $330 to $760.
On sale for 7 months, by the one notice that gives sale dates. The recall came 10 months after the first sale.
Electric shock is named in 2 of the 3 notices (67%), against 5% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (1) and fire (1).
The one notice that describes incidents reports none.
1 of the 3 notices lists model numbers.
China (1), in the notice that names a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 3 recall notices naming IBM consumer products between 1995 and 2009, covering at least 90 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming IBM consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced November 10, 2009 (CPSC 10-706).
Battery chargers (2) and 1 other notice.
“Power Adapters Used with IBM RDX Back Up Disk Hard Drives Recalled Due to Shock Hazard” (CPSC 10-706), announced November 10, 2009: about 90 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 1 of the 3 notices here lists model numbers.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every IBM notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Hon-Kwang Electric (Shenzhen) Power Adapters (CPSC 10-706), call (800) 426-7378 and go to www.ibm.com/storage.
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