No. 08-558Home Electronics
Hobby-Lobby Int'l Recalls Battery Chargers Used with Helicopters Due to Fire Hazard
Art-Tech R/C Hobby
Hazard: The lithium-polymer batteries can ignite while charging, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Home Electronics recalls
Recalls involving household electronics, including televisions, power banks, battery chargers, laptop batteries, and headphones.
- Indexed notices
- 218
- Primary source
- U.S. CPSC
Recall results
No. 08-015Home Electronics
Toshiba Recalls AC Adapters sold with Portable DVD Players Due to Burn Hazard
Toshiba America Consumer Products
Hazard: The AC adapters can fail, causing the portable DVD player to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Models
No. 07-287Home Electronics
AC Adapters Sold With Network Hard Drives Recalled by I-O Data Device USA Due to Burn Hazard
I-O Data Device
Hazard: The AC adapters can overheat or melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
No. 07-267Home Electronics
Toshiba Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Sony
Hazard: The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
No. 07-250Home Electronics
Risk of Explosion and Hearing Damage Prompts Recall of Remote Control Airplanes
Estes-Cox
Hazard: The airplanes are launched by hand and can explode near the consumer's head, posing a risk of temporary hearing loss and injuries to eyes, face and hands.
No. 07-219Home Electronics
Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Gateway
Hazard: These lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers. This is not an internal battery cell defect.
No. 07-167Home Electronics
Acer America Corporation Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires
Acer
Hazard: The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Models
No. 07-155Home Electronics
Flat Panel TV Tilt-Mount Brackets Recalled by Circuit City Stores Inc. Due to Risk of Falling Units
Logitek (HK) International
Hazard: If upward force is applied to a mounted television, the bracket's lock bar could unfasten. This could cause the television to fall and injure bystanders.
No. 07-118Home Electronics
Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad Notebook PC Extended-Life Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Sanyo Electric
Hazard: If the battery in the laptop is struck forcefully on the corner, such as from a direct fall to the ground, the battery pack can overheat and pose a fire hazard to users. This is not an internal battery cell defect.
No. 07-110Home Electronics
Best Buy Co. Inc. Recalls Remote Controls Used With Insignia DVD Players Due to Burn Hazard
Best Buy
Hazard: If the batteries are placed backwards in the remote control with the positive and negative sides improperly switched, overheating can result and present a burn hazard.
Models
No. 07-011Home Electronics
Sony Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires
Sony
Hazard: These lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
No. 06-270Home Electronics
Lenovo and IBM Announce Recall of ThinkPad Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
Sony
Hazard: These lithium-ion batteries can cause overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.