Generators: CPSC recalls in this category

15 CPSC recalls are in the product category Generators. That is 0.1% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 551,850 units for these recalls. The median recall has 7,700 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 15 of 15.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Generators
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
23 Jul 2013	Subaru Portable Gasoline Generators Recalled by Robin America Due to Fire, Burn Hazards	Fuji Heavy Industries	Fire, Burn	4,100	13247
15 Nov 2012	American Honda Recalls Portable Generators Due to Fire and Burn Hazards	American Honda Motor	Fire, Burn	150,600	13042
13 Nov 2012	Powermate Generators Recall to Repair by Pramac America Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot	Am Pride Chongqing Senci IMP & EXP Trade	Fire	7,700	13036
2 Nov 2012	Portable Generators Recalled by Champion Power Equipment Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco	Champion Power Equipment	Fire	8,600	13026
25 May 2010	Cummins Power Generation Recalls Portable Generators Due to Fire Hazard	Loncin Industries	Fire	550	10739
13 Aug 2009	Homelite, Husky and Black Max Generators Recalled Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot and Sam's Club Stores	Homelite Consumer Products	Fire	51,750	09305
25 Jun 2009	Big Muddy Motor Sports Recalls Generators Due to Fire Hazard	Big Muddy Sports	Fire	450	09257
18 Mar 2009	Gas Generators Recalled by Sycamore SCS Due to Fire Hazard	Creative Resources	Fire	1,500	09728
14 Oct 2008	Portable Generators Recalled by General Power Products Due to Fire Hazard	General Power Products	Fire	13,000	09009
19 Jun 2007	Cummins Power Generation Inc. Recalls Stationary Natural Gas and Propane Fueled Generators Due to Fire Hazard	Cummins Power Generation	Fire, Burn	3,300	07559
4 Jan 2007	DEWALT Recalls Portable Generators Due to Electric Shock Hazard	DEWALT Industrial Tool	Electric shock	13,800	07072
22 Mar 2006	Valsi Corporation Recall of Generators with Plastic Fuel Tanks For Fire Hazard	Corporativo Valsi S.A de C.V, Guadalajara, Mexico	Fire, Burn	900	06537
14 Dec 2001	CPSC, DeVilbiss Air Power Co. Announce Recall of Porter-Cable Portable Generators	DeVilbiss Air Power	Fire	600	02067
30 Dec 1999	Safe Generator Use for Y2K: CPSC, DeVilbiss Air Power Company Alert Consumers About Gasoline Tanks on Certain Portable Generators	DeVilbiss Air Power Company (DAPC)	Fire	295,000	00047
3 Jan 1989	Coleman Offers Repair Kit For Powermate Generator	Coleman	Fire, Burn		89001

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

Generators: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		14
Burn		5
Electric shock		1

Firms

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

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Generators, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2009, with 3 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 551,850
Median units of one recall: 7,700All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.1%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Generators: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/generators/. 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 Generators have?: Fire: 14 recalls. Burn: 5 recalls. Electric shock: 1 recall.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Generators?: CPSC recall 13247, with the recall date 23 Jul 2013. The CPSC title is: Subaru Portable Gasoline Generators Recalled by Robin America Due to Fire, Burn Hazards
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Generators?: 5 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with American Honda Motor, with 1.
Where does the category Generators come from?: Generators 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.