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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 Aug 1, 2002

CPSC, Greenlee Textron Inc. Announce Recall of Electrical Testing Meters

Greenlee Textron, Inc. (Greenlee), of Rockford, Ill.

CPSC Moderate Jul 18, 2002

CPSC, Johnson Outdoors Inc. Announce Recall of SCUBAPRO/UWATEC™ Dive Computer Consoles

Johnson Outdoors Inc., of Racine, Wis.

CPSC Moderate Jul 2, 2002

CPSC, PM International Ltd. Announce Recall to Replace International Adapter Plugs

CPSC Moderate Jun 13, 2002

CPSC, Brinkmann Announce Recall of Outdoor Tabletop Propane Heaters

The Brinkmann Corporation, of Dallas, Texas

CPSC Moderate Jun 6, 2002

CPSC, Megatech Announce Recall of Rechargeable Battery Packs for Radio Controlled Airplanes

CPSC Moderate May 16, 2002

CPSC, Fitness Quest Inc. Announce Recall of "Total Gym" Exercise Machines

CPSC Moderate May 16, 2002

CPSC, Philips Electronics Announce Recall of Speaker Power Adapters Sold with HP Computers

CPSC Moderate May 13, 2002

CPSC, Milwaukee Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Automotive Chargers

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., of Brookfield, Wis.

CPSC Moderate Jan 31, 2002

CPSC, Vector Manufacturing Ltd. Announce Recall of Power Inverters with GFCI Outlets

Vector Manufacturing Ltd., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

CPSC Moderate Dec 17, 2001

CPSC, Next Level Communications Announce Recall of Power Supply for Computer Modems

PowDec Technologies, Inc.

CPSC Moderate Dec 14, 2001

CPSC, DeVilbiss Air Power Co. Announce Recall of Porter-Cable Portable Generators

DeVilbiss Air Power Co., of Jackson, Tenn.

CPSC Moderate Nov 13, 2001

CPSC, Computer Distributors Announce Recall of Batteries for Notebook Computers

Bizcom Electronics Inc., of Milpitas, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Oct 16, 2001

CPSC, Cisco Announce Recall of Power Adapters

Cisco Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Oct 4, 2001

CPSC, Compaq Announce Recall of Notebook Computer AC Adapters

Compaq Computer Corp., of Houston, Texas

CPSC Moderate Sep 7, 2001

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 Moderate Jul 6, 2001

CPSC, Apple Announces Recall of AC Adapter for Prior Generation PowerBook Laptops

Apple, of Cupertino, Calif.

CPSC Moderate May 9, 2001

CPSC, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Padlocks and Cable Gun Locks

Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc., of Southport, Conn.

CPSC Moderate May 3, 2001

CPSC, Dell Computer Corp. Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Batteries

CPSC Moderate Apr 18, 2001

CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of On/Off Switches for Rope and Cable Lights

Light Tech, of Grand Rapids, Mich.

CPSC Moderate Apr 18, 2001

CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of On/Off Switches for Rope and Cable Lights

American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc., of Monsey, N.Y.

CPSC Moderate Feb 7, 2001

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 Moderate Dec 20, 2000

CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers

CPSC Moderate Oct 30, 2000

CPSC, The Sharper Image Recall Motorized CD Racks

The Sharper Image Corp., of San Francisco, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Oct 27, 2000

CPSC, Compaq Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Battery Packs

CPSC Moderate Oct 13, 2000

CPSC, Dell Announce Recall of Batteries for Notebook-Computers

CPSC Moderate Oct 12, 2000

CPSC, DeWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers

DeWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md.

CPSC Moderate Sep 11, 2000

CPSC, API Outdoors Announce Recall of Hunting Treestands and Treeseats

API Outdoors

CPSC Moderate Aug 28, 2000

Shirts and Rompers Recalled by The Children's Place

The Children's Place

CPSC Moderate Jul 24, 2000

Gun Locks Recalled by Master Lock

Master Lock

CPSC Moderate Jun 27, 2000

Light Boxes Recalled by Apollo

Apollo Presentation Products

CPSC Moderate May 25, 2000

Smoke Alarms Recalled by Universal Security Instruments

Universal Security Instruments

CPSC Moderate May 18, 2000

CPSC, IBM Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers, Mobile Devices

CPSC Moderate Mar 2, 2000

CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall of 18-Volt Battery Packs

DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md.

CPSC Moderate Feb 17, 2000

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

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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.