Women's Shavers Repaired by Sperry Remington
CPSC recall 78037. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 78037 has the recall date 18 May 1978. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Shavers.
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| Description | Women's Shavers Repaired by Sperry Remington NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 1978 Release # 78-037 Repair Program For Women's Shavers Announced WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 18) -- The Sperry Remington Division of Sperry Rand Corp., Bridgeport, Conn., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced today that a quality control audit has revealed that under certain conditions a very small number (estimated to be 119 shavers) out of a total of approximately 280,000 of its women's rechargeable electric shavers may pose a shock hazard. The 119 shavers may contain pierced insulation between the batteries and an exterior metal base plate. A possible shock may occur if the base plate is touched to a person who is simultaneously contacting a ground while the shaver is plugged in. The shavers were distributed nationwide between July 1973 and March 1978 at a retail price of approximately $25. Only women's rechargeable shavers with the model numbers 3B2L or 6B2L imprinted on the base plate on the bottom of the shaver and NOT containing a large R on the base… |
| Product | Sperry Remington women's rechargeable electric shavers, Shavers |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
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- Hazard: Electric shock
- Category: Shavers
- CPSC recalls of 1978
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Shavers
- 2%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78037. https://recallregister.com/product/3933-women-s-shavers-repaired-by-sperry-remington/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78037 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78037 has no incident or injury text.