Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies an electric shock or electrocution hazard from wiring, insulation, or grounding defects.
320 official CPSC notices name an electric shock hazard, 5% of all CPSC notices on file, published 1973–2026.
The grounding wire for the grill's heating element can disconnect and lose fault protection, posing an electric shock hazard.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, which may encourage use of an extension cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing a risk of serious injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
When the amplifiers are used with aftermarket metal base tubes, the bare metal can become electrified, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrocution.
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The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
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The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and, because the power cord is short, it may encourage use of an extension cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and, because the power cord is short, it may encourage use of an extension cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
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The recalled chandeliers lack proper electrical grounding, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrocution hazard.
Panasonic Manufacturing (Xiamen)
The power cord insulation can be insufficient due to a protective fiberglass sleeve not covering it adequately, posing a risk of shock and/or fire hazard.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI), posing a serious risk of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI), posing a serious risk of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
Counted across all 320 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (45), Walmart (14), Target (11), The Home Depot (11), and Lowe's (9) are the stores named most often in the 242 notices that say where the products were sold. 95 of the 242 notices mention online sales.
The 236 notices that give a price range from $1 to $25,300. Half of them name a price of $88.50 or less.
By the 239 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 11 months or less; the longest for 51 years. Half the recalls came within 13 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 62 of the 132 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 45, a repair in 40, disposal instructions in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 72 of the 320 notices (23%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (24), crash (6), fall (6), and laceration (5).
144 of the 242 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports injuries. 98 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (164), United States (37), Taiwan (17), Mexico (11) and Canada (5), in the 247 notices that name a manufacturing country.
17 electric shock hazard notices in 2021–2025, down from 42 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 320 recall notices for consumer products with an electric shock hazard since 1973, covering at least 26 million units. The most recent is “Char-Broil Recalls Bistro Pro Electric Grills Due to Risk of Electric Shock” (CPSC 26-773), announced September 17, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 19 recall notices for consumer products with an electric shock hazard in 2026, the most recent on September 17, 2026 (CPSC 26-773).
By number of notices: extension cords (33), battery chargers (29), lamps (29), pressure washers (16), light fixtures (15) and night lights (14), plus 45 more product types.
“CPSC, Osram Sylvania Products Inc. Announce Recall of Decorative Light Bulbs” (CPSC 04-192), announced August 4, 2004: about 5.6 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 electric shock hazard recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (62), replacement (45) and repair (40).
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