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2 official CPSC notices naming International Business Machines (IBM), 2000–2004, across home electronics, covering at least 445,000 units. The most recent: Delta Electronics AC Power Adapters, September 2, 2004.
2 notices where the recalled products are battery chargers.
The adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the housing, which poses a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers.
International Business Machines (IBM)
These AC adapters can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 2 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
No national chain is named in the 2 notices that say where International Business Machines (IBM) products were sold. 1 of the 2 notices mentions online sales.
The 2 notices that give a price range from $50 to $55. Half of them name a price of $52.50 or less.
By the 2 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 2 years or less; the longest for 2.5 years. Half the recalls came within 4.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
None of the 2 notices lists model numbers.
China (2), in the 2 notices that name 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 2 recall notices naming International Business Machines (IBM) consumer products between 2000 and 2004, covering at least 445,000 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming International Business Machines (IBM) consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced September 2, 2004 (CPSC 04-208).
Battery chargers (2).
“CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers” (CPSC 04-208), announced September 2, 2004: about 225,000 units.
None of the 2 notices here lists model numbers, so compare your product with the name, photos, sale dates and any codes each notice gives. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every International Business Machines (IBM) notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Delta Electronics AC Power Adapters (CPSC 04-208), call (800) 410-5629 and go to www.AdapterProgram.com.
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