Recalls involving extension cords, power strips, surge protectors, outlets, switches, and other household wiring devices.
The largest product type here is power strip recalls: 41 of the 75 notices. The power strip recall list has every one, with a lookup of the model numbers they name.
The power strips do not contain supplementary overcurrent protection, which creates a risk of fire if the power strips are overloaded. The resulting fire can cause serious injury or death from smoke inhalation and burns.
Dongguan Keben Electrical Appliance
The power strips have an ungrounded metal enclosure that poses an electrocution hazard if energized, resulting in serious injury or death.
Hefei Juyuan Sporting Development
The power strips do not contain supplementary overcurrent protection, which creates a risk of fire if the power strips are overloaded. The resulting fire can cause serious injury or death from smoke inhalation and burns.
The surge protectors contain incorrect polarization and poorly soldered connections, posing shock and fire hazards.
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The wire size of the recalled extension cords cannot handle the appropriate amp load and lacks protective features, posing a fire hazard.
Garvin Industries Inc.
The electrical receptacles can overheat when in use, posing a fire hazard.
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The surge protectors can short circuit when non-grounded plugs are connected, posing a shock or fire hazard.
The circuit breaker will not trip during an overload condition, posing a risk of fire, burns and electrical shock.
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The meter breaker's electrical components can be easily accessed, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
Legrand Wiremold, West Hartford, Conn.
The internal electrical connections of the power strips are substandard, posing risks of overheating and fire.
The circuit breaker can fail to trip when an overload occurs, posing the risk of fire, burn and electric shock.
American Power Conversion (APC), now known as Schneider Electric IT
The surge protectors can overheat, smoke and melt, posing a fire hazard.
Counted across all 75 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (8), The Home Depot (4), Ace Hardware (2), Do it Best (2), and True Value (2) are the stores named most often in the 43 notices that say where the products were sold. 12 of the 43 notices mention online sales.
The 42 notices that give a price range from $1 to $11,200. Half of them name a price of $14 or less.
By the 43 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 18 months or less; the longest for 10 years. Half the recalls came within 22 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 11 of the 16 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 5, a repair in 2. Some notices offer more than one.
Electric shock is named in 52 of the 75 notices (69%), against 5% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fire (35) and burn (11).
18 of the 43 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports injuries. 25 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (52), United States (7), Mexico (3), Taiwan (2) and Malaysia (1), in the 62 notices that name a manufacturing country.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 75 recall notices in the Electrical category since 1988, covering at least 20 million units. The most recent is “CCCEI Brand Power Strips Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire; Sold by Middle Way Electronics” (CPSC 26-346), announced March 26, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 2 recall notices in the Electrical category in 2026, the most recent on March 26, 2026 (CPSC 26-346).
By number of notices: extension cords (35), power strips (16), circuit breakers (11), battery chargers (2), clothing & outerwear (1) and lamps (1).
By number of notices: Schneider Electric (3), Howard Berger (2), In-Mar Trading (2), Lamson & Sessions (2), Legrand Wiremold, West Hartford, Conn. (2) and Square D (2). Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
“Schneider Electric Recalls APC Surge Protectors Due to Fire Hazard” (CPSC 14-001), announced October 3, 2013: about 15 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across electrical recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (11), replacement (5) and repair (2).
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