Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors: CPSC recalls in this category

21 CPSC recalls are in the product category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors. That is 0.2% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 1,723,690 units for these recalls. The median recall has 35,000 units.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Newest recalls

The newest 21 of 21.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
31 Mar 2010	Howard Berger Recalls Extension Cords and Power Strips Due to Fire Hazard	Howard Berger	Fire	12,000	10184
27 Oct 2009	Belkin International Inc. Recalls SurgeMaster Surge Protectors Due to Shock Hazard	Belkin International	Electric shock, Mould or bacteria	68,700	10024
13 Sep 2006	Pride Products Recalls Counterfeit Extension Cords Due to Fire Hazard	Pride Products	Fire, Overheating	42,000	06256
10 Aug 2006	Dollar Tree Stores Recall Counterfeit Extension Cords Due to Shock Hazard	Greenbrier International	Electric shock, Overheating	600,000	06230
11 Jan 2006	Neptune Systems Recalls Power Strips for Shock Hazard	Neptune Systems	Electric shock	300	06524
10 Mar 2004	CPSC, Harbor Freight Tools Announce Recall of Heavy Duty Portable Industrial Cord Reel	Harbor Freight Tools	Fire, Electric shock	9,390	04542
23 Dec 2003	CPSC, Family Dollar Services Inc. Announce Recall of Extension Cords	Royal United	Electric shock	60,000	04056
22 May 2003	CPSC, United General Supply Co. Announce Recall of Extension Cords	United General Supply	Fire, Electric shock, Overheating	8,200	03129
30 Jul 2002	CPSC, STK International Announce Recall of Extension Cords	STK International Inc., Los Angeles, Calif	Electric shock	190,000	02217
16 May 2002	CPSC, E-filliate Inc. Announce Recall of Extension Cords	E-filliate	Electric shock	30,000	02162
21 Nov 2000	Power Strips and Extension Cords Recalled by Howard Berger	The Howard Berger	Fire, Electric shock, Overheating	17,500	01036b
10 Oct 2000	CPSC, Woods Industries Announce Recall of Extension Cords and Cord Reels	Woods Industries	Electric shock	500,000	01006
29 Feb 2000	CPSC, Frieder Inc. Announce Recall of Power Strips	Frieder	Fire, Electric shock	35,000	00072b
4 Nov 1999	CPSC, Woods Industries, Inc. Recall Extension Cord Reels	Woods Industries	Electric shock	1,000	00013b
4 Nov 1999	CPSC, Fairlong International Recall Extension Cords	Fairlong International	Fire, Electric shock	149,600	00013a
7 Jun 1999	Extension Cords Recalled by Raport	Raport	Fire, Burn, Electric shock		99120b
7 Jun 1999	Memo Six-Outlet Power Strips Recall by Eskay Imports	Eskay Imports	Fire, Burn, Electric shock		99120a
22 Apr 1999	Surge Protectors Recalled by Kingsland Tools	Kingsland Tools	Fire, Burn, Electric shock		99100c
17 Mar 1999	Extension Cords Recalled by Big Roc Tools	Big Roc Tools	Fire, Burn, Electric shock		99079a
23 Feb 1999	Extension Cords Recalled by Tools Exchange	Tools Exchange	Electric shock		99068a
17 Dec 1998	Extension Cords Recalled by Morton Paper Co.		Electric shock		99039a

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Electric shock		19
Fire		11
Burn		4
Overheating		4
Mould or bacteria		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2000, with 3 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 1,723,690
Median units of one recall: 35,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.2%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/extension-cords-power-strips-surge-protectors/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 30 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors have?: Electric shock: 19 recalls. Fire: 11 recalls. Burn: 4 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors?: CPSC recall 10184, with the recall date 31 Mar 2010. The CPSC title is: Howard Berger Recalls Extension Cords and Power Strips Due to Fire Hazard
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors?: 3 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Woods Industries, with 2.
Where does the category Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors come from?: Extension Cords/Power Strips/Surge Protectors is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.