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Product category · Updated Jul 2, 2026

Electronics recalls

Electronics recalls including batteries, chargers, and consumer devices

Total recalls
684
Top agency
CPSC
Years covered
2000–2026
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Electronics accounts for 684 recalls, about 0.7% of the federal recall archive, of which 1% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 684 electronics recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 0.7% of the 101,704-record archive. Of the 684 records graded for severity, 1% are high-severity. Most are issued by CPSC. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 684 total recalls
  • 0.7% of the archive
  • 1% graded high-severity
  • CPSC top agency

Category snapshot

Electronics accounts for 684 recalls, about 0.7% of the 101,704-record federal archive, with 5 graded high-severity, most issued by CPSC.

684
total recalls
1%
graded high-severity
CPSC
top issuing agency
2000–2026
years covered

Electronics recalls by year

2000–2026

0 10 20 30 40 50 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 30 41 35 21 30 23 23 26 23 35 45 36

Source: FDA · CPSC · NHTSA As of Jul 2, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Recalls in Electronics

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CPSC Moderate Mar 23, 2005

CPSC, Thomson Inc. Announce Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries

Thomson Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind.

CPSC Moderate Mar 14, 2005

CPSC, Skylighter Inc. Announce Recall of Musical Flower Birthday Candleholders

Skylighter Inc., of Round Hill, Va.

CPSC Moderate Feb 23, 2005

CPSC, Cressi-Sub Announce Recall of SCUBA Buoyancy Compensators

Cressi-sub S.p.A., of Genoa, Italy

CPSC Moderate Feb 22, 2005

CPSC, Head USA Inc. Announce Recall of SCUBA Diving Computers

HTM Sports S.p.A., of Italy

CPSC Moderate Feb 9, 2005

CPSC, Vernier Software & Technology Announce Recall of Go!™ Temp Temperature Sensors

Vernier Software & Technology, of Beaverton, Ore.

CPSC Moderate Jan 13, 2005

CPSC, Climb High Inc. Announce Recall of Avalanche Transceivers

Ascom Systec AG, Eichtal, of Switzerland

CPSC Moderate Jan 13, 2005

CPSC, Flow International Announce Recall of Snowboard Bindings

CPSC Moderate Jan 11, 2005

CPSC, SHURflo Announce Recall to Repair Backpack Sprayers

SHURflo LLC, of Cypress, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Jan 4, 2005

CPSC, Royal Appliance Announce Recall of Sweeper Vac™

Royal Appliance, of Glenwillow, Ohio

CPSC Moderate Nov 26, 2004

CPSC, Procter & Gamble Announce Recall of Sweep+Vac Battery-Operated Vacuum Cleaner by Swiffer

Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), of Cincinnati, Ohio

CPSC Moderate Nov 18, 2004

CPSC, Chicago Imports Announce Recall of Electric Pictures

CPSC Moderate Nov 9, 2004

CPSC, Black Diamond Equipment Announce Recall of Headlamp Batteries

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., of Salt Lake City, Utah

CPSC Moderate Oct 28, 2004

CPSC, Kyocera Wireless Corp. Announce Recall of Cell Phone Batteries

Hecmma Group, of El Paso, Texas

CPSC Moderate Oct 8, 2004

CPSC, Dell Inc. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers

Delta Electronics Inc., of Taipei, Taiwan

CPSC Moderate Aug 19, 2004

CPSC, Apple Announce Recall of PowerBook Computer Batteries

Apple Computer Inc., of Cupertino, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Jun 16, 2004

CPSC, Linn Inc. Announce Recall of Power Amplifiers for Sound Systems

Linn Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla.

CPSC Moderate Jun 15, 2004

CPSC, Associated Electrics Inc. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers for Radio Control Race Cars

Associated Electrics Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Jun 14, 2004

CPSC, Allen Organ Company Announce Recall of Wooden Organ Bench

Allen Organ Company of Macungie, Penn.

CPSC Moderate Jun 8, 2004

CPSC, Targus Announce Recall of International Plug Adapters

Ahoku Electronics Co., of Taipei, Taiwan

CPSC Moderate Apr 28, 2004

CPSC, Trojan Technologies Announce Recall of Residential Water Disinfection Systems

Trojan Technologies Inc., of London, Ontario, Canada

CPSC Moderate Mar 2, 2004

CPSC, Wagner Spray Tech Corporation Announce Recall of Drill Charger Base

Wagner Spray Tech Corp., of Plymouth, Minn.

CPSC Moderate Feb 3, 2004

CPSC, Dorcy International Announce Recall of Fuji Batteries Sold with Dorcy Xenon Flashlights

Dorcy International Inc. of Columbus, Ohio

CPSC Moderate Jan 27, 2004

CPSC, BBK Enterprises Inc. Announce Recall of Tree Climbers

CPSC Moderate Jan 23, 2004

CPSC, Kyocera Wireless Corp. Announce Recall of Batteries in Smartphone Cell Phones

Coslight International Group, of Hong Kong, manufactured the batteries for Kyocera Wireless Corp., of San Diego, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Jan 21, 2004

CPSC, Browning Announce Recall of Flashlight Batteries

Browning, of Morgan, Utah

CPSC Moderate Jan 20, 2004

CPSC, Kearney-National, Hapco Division Announce Recall of Flagpoles

Kearney-National, Hapco Division, of Abingdon, Va.

CPSC Moderate Dec 2, 2003

CPSC, SCI Promotion Group LLC and Scripto-Tokai Corp. Announce Recall of Mini-Flashlights

SCI Promotion Group LLC of Ontario, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Nov 18, 2003

CPSC, SecureAlert Announce Recall of Safety and Security Phones

SecureAlert Inc., of Salt Lake City, Utah

CPSC Moderate Oct 22, 2003

CPSC, Husqvarna Forest and Garden Co. Announce Recall to Repair Lawn Mowers

Husqvarna Forest and Garden Company, of Charlotte, N.C.

CPSC Moderate Sep 26, 2003

CPSC, Segway LLC Announce Voluntary Recall to Upgrade Software on Segway™ Human Transporters

Segway LLC, of Manchester, New Hampshire

CPSC Moderate Sep 25, 2003

CPSC, Galls Announce Recall of Batteries Sold with Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlights

Galls Inc., of Lexington, Kentucky

CPSC Moderate Sep 25, 2003

CPSC, Sony Electronics Inc. Announce Recall of Certain VAIO Notebook Computers

Sony Corp., of Tokyo, Japan

CPSC Moderate Jul 24, 2003

CPSC, Black & Decker Announce Recall to Repair 18-volt Cordless Drill/Drivers

CPSC Moderate Jul 17, 2003

CPSC, UWATEC Announce Recall of Smart Dive Computers

UWATEC AG, of Hallwil, Switzerland

CPSC Moderate Jul 2, 2003

CPSC, Franzus Company LLC Announce Recall of International Adapter Plugs

Franzus Company LLC, of Beacon Falls, Conn.

CPSC Moderate Apr 23, 2003

CPSC, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Announce Recall of Battery Packs

Panasonic Consumer Electronics, of Secaucus, N.J.

CPSC Moderate Mar 20, 2003

CPSC, Comarco Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Detachable Plugs On Power Adapters

Comarco Inc., of Irvine, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Mar 11, 2003

CPSC, Fire-Lite Alarms Announce Recall of Power Supply for Alarm Systems

Fire-Lite Alarms, Inc. of Northford, Conn.

CPSC Moderate Feb 14, 2003

CPSC, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Skil® Warrior Drill Battery Chargers

Robert Bosch Tool Corp., of Chicago, Ill.

CPSC Moderate Feb 5, 2003

CPSC, UWATEC AG Announce Recall of 1995 Aladin Air X NitrOx Dive Computers

UWATEC AG, of Hallwil, Switzerland

CPSC Moderate Dec 26, 2002

CPSC, Madrigal Announce Recall of Subwoofers

Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc., of Middletown, Conn.

CPSC Moderate Nov 19, 2002

CPSC, Evercel Announce Recall of Nickel Zinc Battery Chargers

Evercel Inc., of Hingham, Mass.

CPSC Moderate Nov 12, 2002

CPSC, Eveready Battery Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Kidz Club Flashlights

CPSC Moderate Oct 30, 2002

CPSC, API Outdoors Announce Recall of Hunting Treestands

API Outdoors, of Tallulah, La., a division of Outland Sports Inc., of Overland Park, Kan.

CPSC Moderate Oct 17, 2002

CPSC, Swingline Announce Recall of Rechargeable Staplers

CPSC Moderate Oct 8, 2002

CPSC, Viking Sewing Machines Inc. Announce Recall of Sewing Machines

Viking Sewing Machines Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio

CPSC Moderate Sep 19, 2002

CPSC, Nikon Inc. Announce Recall of Coolpix 2000-Model Digital Cameras

CPSC Moderate Sep 12, 2002

CPSC, Chargetek Announce Recall of Battery Chargers

Chargetek Inc., of Oxnard, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Aug 20, 2002

CPSC, Black & Decker Announce Recall to Repair Cordless Drill/Drivers

Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc., of Towson, Md.

CPSC Moderate Aug 8, 2002

CPSC, Motorola Inc. Announce Recall of Digital Cable Set-Top Boxes

Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector, of Horsham, Pa.

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Data sources

Category data as of Jul 2, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for electronics. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Jul 2, 2026.