CPSC, Philips PC Peripherals Announce Recall of Hewlett-Packard Company L2035 Flat Panel Monitors

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #05531) was formally reported on January 14, 2005. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Philips PC Peripherals, of Colorado Springs, Colo. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 15,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: A ground clip inside the back plastic panel of these monitors can be incorrectly installed, posing a risk of electrical shock to consumers. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should unplug the monitor and either use a different computer to go to the recall Web site or contact the HP L2035 Recall Helpdesk for instructions on how to determine if their monitor is a… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 21 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.