Safety Bulletin

Recalled electrical products to watch for

Every product below is under a formal recall by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission — a known fire or shock hazard, usually with a free manufacturer remedy attached. For a business, a flagged product can also mean a failed inspection or a shutdown until it's replaced. Here's what to look for and what to do about it.

This page is general safety information, not a legal determination. It covers CPSC recalls only — plenty of older equipment is a known hazard without ever having been recalled, so nothing here says your gear is fine because it isn't listed. Recall details and remedies can change, so confirm current status with the linked CPSC notice and your local authority. If you think you have one of these, don't try to service it yourself. Product photos: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Square D General Duty safety switches (30 & 60A, NEMA 3R)

Square D / Schneider Electric

CPSC recall 18-140 · April 2018

How to identify it: A dark gray metal disconnect box with a black handle on the side, about 10" × 7" × 4", marked "Square D" with a 30A or 60A rating and 120/240-volt or 240-volt on the front label. Recalled catalog numbers are on a separate label on the side and start with D or DU (for example D221NRB, DU321RB). Date codes 1401–1803 are printed inside the cover — which you can't reach on an energized, installed switch, so the field test below matters more than the code.
The defect: The switch contacts can stay closed with the handle in the "OFF" position, so the disconnect doesn't actually disconnect anything.
Safety risk: Anyone who throws the handle, sees "OFF," and then works on the equipment downstream is working on live conductors — a shock and electrocution hazard. About 1,079,000 switches were recalled.
Why it can shut a business down: These are the outdoor disconnects on HVAC units, pumps, and shop equipment. A disconnect that doesn't isolate breaks the lockout/tagout step your maintenance crew and every service contractor depends on, and an inspector who finds a recalled switch will want it replaced before sign-off.

How to check it: with the load running, move the handle to “OFF.” If the equipment keeps running — or a tester still reads voltage on the load side — the switch is failing exactly the way the recall describes. Schneider Electric offered a free replacement switch plus free installation support; its Square D safety notice and the number CPSC published (877-672-1953) are the route to that.

Sold through electrical distributors, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Amazon between January 2014 and January 2018 for $40 to $500, so these turn up on houses, shops, and outbuildings alike. If yours is one of them, don’t rely on it to make anything safe to work on — call us and we’ll verify it and swap it out.

CPSC recall 18-140 (April 17, 2018) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

PowerPact J-frame molded case circuit breakers

Schneider Electric / Square D

CPSC recall 15-050 · December 2014

How to identify it: Black molded-case breakers rated 150–250A, two- or three-pole, in lug-in/lug-out or I-Line plug-in styles, with "Schneider Electric" or "Square D" on a yellow sticker above the handle. Catalog numbers begin with "NJ" (Schneider) or "J" (Square D). Only breakers with date codes 14131 through 14395 — manufactured March 26 to September 26, 2014 — are recalled.
The defect: A thermal-magnetic trip unit that may not trip during an overload. About 62,500 breakers were recalled.
Safety risk: An overloaded feeder or branch circuit stays energized instead of being cut, which can overheat conductors and equipment — CPSC lists fire, burn, and electrical shock hazards.
Why it can shut a business down: J-frames sit in commercial panelboards and I-Line switchboards, often as the feeder breaker for a whole area of a building. They also ship inside factory-assembled panelboards, so a recalled breaker can be in gear that was new when you moved in and never thought about since.

The recall remedy was generous and is worth chasing even years later: a free replacement breaker with a credit toward a certified electrician’s labor, or a free handle update kit with a smaller labor credit. Schneider’s published recall line is 800-634-8730.

Checking the date code means reading the label on an installed breaker in a live panelboard — that’s our work, not yours. If your building was fitted out or had gear added in 2014, let us pull the covers and check the catalog and date codes safely.

CPSC recall 15-050 (December 18, 2014) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Bosch roof-mounted solar panels (c-Si M 60 NA30119)

Bosch Solar Services

CPSC recall 17-131 · April 2017

How to identify it: Roof-mounted Bosch photovoltaic modules, model number c-Si M 60 NA30119, rated 245 watts peak. Each panel is about 65" × 39" × 1.65" and weighs just under 42 pounds — solar cells in a glass-foil laminate with an anodized aluminum frame. The model number is on the label on the back of the module, so the installer's paperwork is usually the faster way to check.
The defect: The panels can overheat. About 28,000 were recalled.
Safety risk: Overheating modules on a roof are a fire hazard, and a roof is the worst place to have one — it starts above the ceiling, out of sight, and firefighters can't simply switch off a sunlit array.
Why it can shut a business down: Insurers ask about rooftop PV. A recalled array on a commercial roof is the kind of finding that shows up in an inspection or a claim investigation, and it can hold up work by any trade that needs roof access.

These were sold through commercial installers nationwide from October 2011 through May 2013 at about $300 a panel — right in the middle of the first big wave of Kern County residential solar. CPSC’s advice was to check with your installer whether your modules are the recalled model, then contact Bosch for a free replacement; the number in the notice is 855-866-8470.

Bosch left the solar panel business years ago, so if that route has gone cold, start with whoever installed and commissioned the system. We can’t replace a panel under someone else’s recall, but we can safely de-energize and isolate an array at the DC disconnect and inverter while you sort the replacement out.

CPSC recall 17-131 (April 13, 2017) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Amphenol UTX PV connectors sold with SolarWorld panels

SolarWorld Americas / Amphenol

CPSC recall alert 17-736 · March 2017

How to identify it: Black plastic PV connectors — a male pin on one end, a female socket on the other — stamped "Amphenol" and "UTX PV," fitted to SolarWorld panels installed in November and December 2016. They're the connectors joining panel to panel along the racking, so identifying them means getting on the roof.
The defect: The connectors can develop microscopic cracks that let moisture into a live connection. About 97,000 were recalled.
Safety risk: Moisture inside an energized DC connector is a shock hazard to anyone touching the array or its wiring — roofers, HVAC techs, anyone working around the modules — and wet DC connections degrade and heat over time.

This one has a narrow window — panels sold at about $330 each through solar installers in November and December 2016. If your array went in outside those two months, this doesn’t apply to you. SolarWorld said at the time that it had contacted every purchaser directly and would supply free replacement connectors.

SolarWorld Americas no longer trades under that name and its recall site is offline, so the practical starting point today is your installer or the company that services the array. If nobody’s left to call, we can inspect the connector runs and isolate the array.

CPSC recall alert 17-736 (March 28, 2017) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Eltek THEIA HE-t solar string inverters

Delta Electronics / Eltek

CPSC recall 19-061 · February 2019

How to identify it: A wall-mounted string inverter about 28" high, 14" wide and 6.5" deep with "Eltek" and the model designation "THEIA" and "HE-t" printed on the front display panel. Sold in 2.0, 2.9, 3.8 and 4.4 kW ratings. Mounting location varies — garage, utility room, or an exterior wall near the meter.
The defect: Capacitors inside the inverter can fail and let heat build up, and the front cover can be thrown off the unit with force. About 2,600 were recalled after 11 reports of capacitor failure, two of them involving a cover ejecting.
Safety risk: Fire from the heat buildup, plus an impact hazard from the cover — which is why the recall says to shut the unit down rather than watch it. No injuries were reported.

Where these went: CPSC lists them as sold through solar installers in Arizona, New York, Tennessee and Washington between March 2012 and May 2017 — not California. It’s here because we take work across Arizona as well as Kern County, and because equipment moves with owners and contractors.

If you have one, the recall says to stop using it: switch off the inverter’s front cover switch, switch off the circuit breaker feeding it, and contact Delta Electronics USA (888-770-7142). Delta removes the recalled inverter and installs the replacement at no cost. If you’d rather someone shut it down properly before you make that call, that’s a service call we can take.

CPSC recall 19-061 (February 7, 2019) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Carrier, Bryant & Fast packaged terminal AC units and heat pumps

Carrier Corporation

CPSC recall 17-094 · February 2017 (expanded)

How to identify it: Through-the-wall PTAC/PTHP units — the long, low air conditioners under the window in motel and apartment rooms — in 7,000 to 15,000 BTU sizes that plug into a 208/230-volt, 20-amp receptacle. Recalled models are Carrier 52CE, 52CQ, 52PE, 52PQ, 52PC, 52ME and 53MQ, and Bryant and Fast models 840, 841 and 842. The model and serial number are on the data plate behind the removable front panel; Carrier publishes the serial number list.
The defect: The power cord plug can overheat. The 2017 expansion covers about 94,000 more units on top of roughly 285,000 recalled in 2015 and 185,000 in 2007 — and it includes units that already received a replacement cord under that 2007 recall.
Safety risk: An overheating plug at a 20-amp, 230-volt receptacle is a fire hazard, and these units sit against interior walls in bedrooms.
Why it can shut a business down: Motels, apartment buildings, care homes and offices run these by the dozen, so one recalled model number can mean a hundred affected rooms. Cord and plug problems are also exactly what a fire marshal or insurance inspector writes up.

This is HVAC equipment, but the recalled part is electrical: the cord and plug assembly. Sold through HVAC dealers and factory-direct from January 2002 through December 2009 for $425 to $675, so plenty are still in service. Carrier’s remedy is a free replacement cord — stop using and unplug the unit, then call 800-761-8492.

Because a previously replaced cord doesn’t put you in the clear, the model and serial numbers are the only way to settle it. If you manage a property with a row of these, we can check the receptacles and branch circuits feeding them while you work through the serial list with Carrier.

CPSC recall 17-094 (February 23, 2017) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Goal Zero Yeti Link expansion modules & EC8 cables

Goal Zero

CPSC recall 24-270 · June 2024

How to identify it: Yeti Link Expansion Modules marked "Goal Zero" with model number 98200 or 98210, and the EC8 cables sold with them — models 98201, 98202, 98203, 98204, 98205, 98206 and 98410. Sold as kits and separately, to add batteries to a Yeti power station or to charge one off a vehicle alternator.
The defect: The connection between the module and the EC8 cables can overheat and melt. About 34,460 were recalled in the U.S. after two reports of cables melting inside a vehicle; the EC8 cables had already been recalled once, in April 2021.
Safety risk: Fire and burn hazards at the connector — in a vehicle, a garage, or wherever the battery bank lives. No injuries have been reported.

This is portable power gear rather than building wiring — sold at REI, Bass Pro, Batteries Plus, Scheels and Sportsman’s Warehouse, and online, from November 2018 through April 2024 for $50 to $500. It’s on this page because plenty of them are wired into work trucks, shops and farm outbuildings around Kern County, and a connector that melts under load doesn’t care which side of the meter it’s on.

The remedy is a free replacement kit: stop using the module and cables and register at goalzero.com/pages/notices-recalls, or call 888-794-6250. Goal Zero mails a prepaid box for the old module and ships the new kit once it’s returned.

Worth saying plainly: a portable power station is not a substitute for a properly installed backup supply. If you’re leaning on one because the panel can’t carry what you need, that’s a conversation worth having.

CPSC recall 24-270 (June 20, 2024) Reviewed 2026-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

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