Product category · Updated Jul 2, 2026
Electronics recalls
Electronics recalls including batteries, chargers, and consumer devices
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
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 5
High severity
5 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
669 recalls
- Lower severity 10
Lower severity
10 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- CPSC
CPSC
658 recalls
- FDA Food 21
FDA Food
21 recalls
- FDA Drug 5
FDA Drug
5 recalls
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, Greenlee Textron Inc. Announce Recall of Electrical Testing Meters
Greenlee Textron, Inc. (Greenlee), of Rockford, Ill.
CPSC, Johnson Outdoors Inc. Announce Recall of SCUBAPRO/UWATEC™ Dive Computer Consoles
Johnson Outdoors Inc., of Racine, Wis.
CPSC, PM International Ltd. Announce Recall to Replace International Adapter Plugs
CPSC, Brinkmann Announce Recall of Outdoor Tabletop Propane Heaters
The Brinkmann Corporation, of Dallas, Texas
CPSC, Megatech Announce Recall of Rechargeable Battery Packs for Radio Controlled Airplanes
CPSC, Fitness Quest Inc. Announce Recall of "Total Gym" Exercise Machines
CPSC, Philips Electronics Announce Recall of Speaker Power Adapters Sold with HP Computers
CPSC, Milwaukee Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Automotive Chargers
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., of Brookfield, Wis.
CPSC, Vector Manufacturing Ltd. Announce Recall of Power Inverters with GFCI Outlets
Vector Manufacturing Ltd., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
CPSC, Next Level Communications Announce Recall of Power Supply for Computer Modems
PowDec Technologies, Inc.
CPSC, DeVilbiss Air Power Co. Announce Recall of Porter-Cable Portable Generators
DeVilbiss Air Power Co., of Jackson, Tenn.
CPSC, Computer Distributors Announce Recall of Batteries for Notebook Computers
Bizcom Electronics Inc., of Milpitas, Calif.
CPSC, Cisco Announce Recall of Power Adapters
Cisco Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif.
CPSC, Compaq Announce Recall of Notebook Computer AC Adapters
Compaq Computer Corp., of Houston, Texas
CPSC, Oreck Manufacturing Co. Announce the Recall of Certain A/C Adaptors for its ZipVac Hand Held Rechargeable Vacuum
Oreck Manufacturing Company, of Long Beach, Miss.
CPSC, Apple Announces Recall of AC Adapter for Prior Generation PowerBook Laptops
Apple, of Cupertino, Calif.
CPSC, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Padlocks and Cable Gun Locks
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc., of Southport, Conn.
CPSC, Dell Computer Corp. Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Batteries
CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of On/Off Switches for Rope and Cable Lights
Light Tech, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of On/Off Switches for Rope and Cable Lights
American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc., of Monsey, N.Y.
CPSC, National Shooting Sports Foundation Announce Recall to Replace Project HomeSafe (Now Project ChildSafe) Gun Locks
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), of Newtown, Conn.
CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers
CPSC, The Sharper Image Recall Motorized CD Racks
The Sharper Image Corp., of San Francisco, Calif.
CPSC, Compaq Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Battery Packs
CPSC, Dell Announce Recall of Batteries for Notebook-Computers
CPSC, DeWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers
DeWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md.
CPSC, API Outdoors Announce Recall of Hunting Treestands and Treeseats
API Outdoors
Shirts and Rompers Recalled by The Children's Place
The Children's Place
Gun Locks Recalled by Master Lock
Master Lock
Light Boxes Recalled by Apollo
Apollo Presentation Products
Smoke Alarms Recalled by Universal Security Instruments
Universal Security Instruments
CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers, Mobile Devices
CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of 18-Volt Battery Packs
DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md.
CPSC, Cadet Recall In-Wall Heaters; Settle Lawsuit
Cadet Manufacturing Co., of Vancouver, Wash.
What to do with this
Monitoring electronics? Start here.
- Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
- Most electronics recalls come from CPSC - browse that agency's full feed. CPSC recalls
- Sort the whole archive by severity to see the highest-risk active recalls first. Rankings
Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.
Nearby categories
Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.
Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.