CPSC recall 08-015, announced October 9, 2007, covers Toshiba AC Adapters Sold with Portable DVD Players (about 142,000 units). The AC adapters can fail, causing the portable DVD player to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. The notice cites 2 incident reports. Consumers should stop using the AC adapters immediately and contact Toshiba Customer Solutions for a replacement adapter. Recall contact: call (877) 290-6064, or go to www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/navShell.jsp?cf=Consumer_Notices.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
Affected model numbers
"Toshiba", Model SD-P1600, and the serial number can be found on a rating label on the bottom of the cabinet for the DVD player.
Which products are included?
This recall involves the AC adapter sold with the Toshiba portable DVD player Model SD-P1600. "Toshiba" and ADPV16 can be found on the side of the adapter. "Toshiba", Model SD-P1600, and the serial number can be found on a rating label on the bottom of the cabinet for the DVD player.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- One listed. Yours must match it exactly.
- Also in the notice
- Serial numbers. Compare these as well.
- Where to look
a rating label on the bottom of the cabinet
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- January 2005 through April 2006
- Price paid
- $200 to $230
Why it was recalled
The AC adapters can fail, causing the portable DVD player to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents and injuries
Toshiba has received two reports of minor damage to the bottom of the DVD player. No injuries have been reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should stop using the AC adapters immediately and contact Toshiba Customer Solutions for a replacement adapter.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the one listed in this recall, then check the serial numbers the notice lists.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (877) 290-6064, or go to www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/navShell.jsp?cf=Consumer_Notices.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Product type
- Battery chargers
- Recall number
- 08-015
- Units
- About 142,000
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Consumer electronics stores nationwide from January 2005 through April 2006 for between $200 and $230.
- Distributor
- Toshiba America Consumer Products LLC, of Wayne, N.J.
Toshiba AC Adapters Sold with Portable DVD Players
CPSC product type: Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
This recall in context
Compared with the 124 battery charger recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 142,000 units: the 28th-largest of 114 battery charger recalls that state a unit count. The median is 27,400 units.
- Hazards
- Fire: named in 92 of 124 battery charger recalls, the most common hazard among them. Burn: named in 47 of 124 battery charger recalls.
- Brand history
- Toshiba America Consumer Products is named in 2 CPSC notices in this index, from 2003 to 2007. This recall is the most recent. The one before: Rear Projection Televisions (03-544, Jul 2003).
- Time on sale
- 16 months. Recalled 18 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact Toshiba Customer Solutions toll-free at (877) 290-6064 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/navShell.jsp?cf=Consumer_Notices
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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