No. 05-576Home Electronics
CPSC, Cables To Go Announce Recall of Power Adapters Sold with Go!Data Drive Enclosures
Cables To Go
Hazard: A component inside the adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire or electrical shock.
Electric Shock hazard recalls
Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies an electric shock or electrocution hazard from wiring, insulation, or grounding defects.
284 supported household-product notices found in official CPSC data.
Recall results
No. 05-106Appliances
CPSC, BISSELL Announce Recall to Repair Upright Carpet Cleaners
BISSELL Homecare
Hazard: The carpet cleaner's metal upper handle can pose an electric shock hazard to consumers.
No. 05-063Power Tools
CPSC, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Skil® Table Saws
Skil
Hazard: The blade drive mechanism may loosen or the motor can separate from the tool. Loosening of the blade drive mechanism can result in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting in possible laceration. Motor unit separation can cause the coasting saw blade to damage the saw wiring resulting in possible electric shock, or the separated motor could strike the user and cause injury.
No. 05-004Home Electronics
CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers
Delta Electronics
Hazard: The adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire and electrical shock hazards to consumers.
No. 04-208Home Electronics
CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers
Delta Electronics
Hazard: 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.
No. 04-577Appliances
CPSC, Whirlpool Announce Recall of Cooking Products
Whirlpool
Hazard: All of the appliances use faulty wiring, which can overheat, melt through the insulation and cause a short circuit. They may pose a shock hazard to consumers, if the appliance is not properly grounded.
No. 04-576Appliances
CPSC, GE Announce Recall of Ranges and Wall Ovens
General Electric
Hazard: The ranges and wall ovens have faulty wiring, which can melt and cause the oven to short circuit. The appliance can then stop working and pose a shock hazard to consumers.
Models
No. 04-198Lighting & Ceiling Fans
CPSC, Vaxcel International Co. Ltd. Announce Second Recall of Ceiling Fans
Vaxcel International
Hazard: These ceiling fans were assembled without the proper wire insulation sleeving, which could result in exposed wiring. Consumers could receive an electrical shock during installation or removal.
No. 04-192Lighting & Ceiling Fans
CPSC, Osram Sylvania Products Inc. Announce Recall of Decorative Light Bulbs
Osram Sylvania Products
Hazard: The glass bulb can separate from its base and break during use. The broken glass can present a laceration injury to consumers, the hot broken bulb can present a burn injury to consumers, and an exposed bulb filament can present a shock hazard if handled while power remains applied to the fixture.
No. 04-567Appliances
CPSC, BSH Home Appliances Corp. Announce Recall to Repair Range Hoods
BSH Home Appliances
Hazard: These range hoods could have the blower motor installed with a screw that might penetrate the motor housing, posing an electric shock hazard to consumers.
No. 04-565Power Tools
CPSC, Tristar Products Inc. Announce Recall of Electric Pressure Washers
Zhejiang Anlu Cleaning Machinery
Hazard: These electric pressure washers do not have a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if the unit comes into contact with water.
No. 04-560Home Electronics
CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of Power Adapters for Notebook Computers
Dell
Hazard: Using power cords not intended for these adapters can pose a shock hazard.