Air Compressors

CPSC product category · 10 recalls · 0.1% of the register · about 1,809,540 units

10 CPSC recalls on this register (0.1% of 10,027) are filed under Air Compressors, most in 2002 (2). Together they cover about 1,809,540 units; the median recall lists 100,000.

The hazards mentioned most often are fire, overheating and electric shock.

Hazards cited

Firms named most often

Firm	Recalls
DeVilbiss Air Power	2
Northern Tool & Equipment	1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in Air Compressors by year announced.

Median units per recall: 100,000 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	No.
12 Feb 2014	Air Compressors Recalled by MAT Industries Due to Shock Hazard	MAT Industries	Electric shock	100,000	14105
30 Aug 2012	DeVilbiss Air Power Co Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard	DeVilbiss Air Power	Fire, Overheating	460,000	12269
3 Feb 2011	DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard	DeVilbiss Air Power	Fire, Overheating	460,000	11117
17 Jun 2009	Campbell Hausfeld Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wal-Mart		Fire, Lead or chemical, Overheating	16,000	09245
6 Mar 2008	Portable Air Compressors Sold Exclusively at Advance Auto Parts Stores Recalled Due to Fire and Electrical Hazards	Advance Stores Co., d.b.a. Advance Auto Parts	Fire, Electric shock, Overheating	64,000	08210
31 Jan 2008	Campbell Hausfeld Recalls Air Compressors Following Fires		Fire	233,000	08181
11 Apr 2006	Tap Enterprises Inc. Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire and Electrocution Hazards	Tap Enterprises, Inc., dba Cummins Industrial Tools	Fire, Electric shock, Overheating	11,300	06136
21 Jun 2005	CPSC, DeWALT Announce Recall to Repair Air Compressors		Electric shock	3,840	05202
12 Sep 2002	CPSC, Northern Tool & Equipment Announce Recall of Air Compressors	Northern Tool & Equipment	Fire, Overheating	3,400	02249
26 Feb 2002	CPSC, Ingersoll-Rand Co. Announce Recall of Portable Air Compressors Sold Between 1983 and 1991	Ingersoll-Rand		458,000	02108

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Air Compressors?

10 on this register (0.1% of 10,027), covering about 1,809,540 units; the median recall lists 100,000 units.

What hazards are cited for Air Compressors?

fire (7), overheating (6), electric shock (4), lead or chemical (1).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.