On July 24, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for more than 634,000 Frigidaire-branded minifridges.  The CPSC recall notice indicates that the minifridges’ “electrical components can short circuit and ignite the surrounding plastic housing, posing fire and burn hazards.”  According to the CPSC recall notice, there have been at least 26...

Despite over a decade of laptop battery recalls, one of the latest chapters in the lithium-ion fire hazard saga unfolded on June 23, 2016, when HP issued a sweeping recall of batteries installed in its notebook computers. The particular lithium-ion batteries subject to the recall, the company states, “have the potential to overheat, posing a fire...

On July 6, 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for more than 500,000 hoverboards due to fire hazards. The recall involves ten manufacturers, retailers, online retailers and/or US importers, with over half involving the popular Swagway model. The basis for the recall is: “The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards...

By now most subrogation professionals understand the importance of keeping current with the frequent Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notices.  For this blog post we note the following recent notable recalls for the subrogation professional: Bosch Security Systems Recalls Fire Control Panels Due to Fire Alarm Failure  A recall was issued by the United States...