Source: CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
16 recalls involving fire or electrical hazards — updated every few hours.
Fire and electrical hazards are among the most urgent recall categories because the risk can materialize rapidly and without warning. The CPSC estimates that roughly 50,000 home fires annually involve electrical failures in consumer products, including appliances, power strips, chargers, and lighting. Products recalled for fire hazards are almost always classified as urgent because a fire can cause property damage, injury, or death within minutes of ignition.
Lithium-ion battery failures are the most common fire hazard in modern product recalls. These batteries — found in e-bikes, scooters, power banks, laptops, earbuds, and hundreds of other devices — can undergo thermal runaway, a chain reaction in which the battery generates more heat than it can dissipate. Thermal runaway can cause the battery to smoke, catch fire, or explode. It can occur during charging, during use, or while the device is idle. The primary triggers are manufacturing defects, physical damage, overcharging, exposure to heat, and counterfeit or substandard cells.
Electrical shock hazards arise from faulty wiring, inadequate insulation, improper grounding, or design defects that allow live conductors to be accessible. Products recalled for shock risk include power strips, extension cords, small appliances, outdoor power equipment, and lighting products.
16 of the current recalls are classified as urgent.
The recalled hair dryer brushes lack an integrated immersion protection device, which presents a substantial product hazard to consumers, posing the risk of death or serious injury from electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into water while plugged in to an electrical source. The recalled h
The recalled children’s loungewear sets violate the mandatory flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious burn injuries or death.
The recalled hair dryer brushes are in violation of federal regulations for hair dryers as they lack an integrated immersion protection device, which presents a substantial product hazard to consumers and the risk of death or serious injury from electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into w
The recalled fire spray canister can deteriorate overtime, causing it to rupture and fail to operate during a fire, posing the risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.
Dual Fuel Ranges with a missing cap from the gas test port can cause a gas leak, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire or explosion hazards.
The recalled finger lights violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and
The recalled light-up toys violate the mandatory safety standard for children’s toys because the toys contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical
The lithium-ion batteries in the Cambridge Audio Yoyo (M) Portable Bluetooth Speaker can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The snubber circuit can emit flames if it shorts, posing a risk of serious injury due to fire hazard.
The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
When the amplifiers are used with aftermarket metal base tubes, the bare metal can become electrified, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrocution.
The light bars can overheat or produce flames, posing a risk of serious injury from a fire hazard.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing a risk of serious injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The recalled pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards.
The ventilation fan motor in the heat pumps can short circuit if water gets on the circuit board, causing the units to overheat and posing a fire hazard.
The recalled power station’s circuit board can overheat, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards.