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CPSC And Square D Announce Recall Of Surge Arrester

CPSC recall 95168. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 95168 has the recall date 19 Sep 1995. The notice names the firm Trilliant. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire.

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CPSC recall 95168: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
September 19, 1995 Release # 95-168 WASHINGTON, D.C.- CPSC, the Square D Company of Palatine, Ill., is recalling approximately 4,200 secondary surge arresters used in circuit breaker panel boards. The surge protection device can degrade over time, which could result in fire. Square D is aware of five incidents in which arresters caught fire. Two of these fires caused property damage.The secondary surge arrester, Cat. No. SDT1175SB, is installed to protect home electrical wiring systems from lightning or power surges. The recalled arresters were designed for use only in Square D Company "Trilliant" brand panel boards, SDT Series 1 Home Power Systems, 100-200 Amperes. The units were installed in circuit breaker panel boards in consumers' homes by electrical contractors. When viewed from a circuit breaker panel board, the gray plastic surge arrestor measures 2 1/2 inches wide by 3/4 inches high. A small green indicator light is visible on the side of the surge breaker. A label adjacent to the area states: "SURGEBREAKER. Light On (with unit properly installed) - unit is working. Light Off or Flashing - replace unit."Consumers who own the suspect surgebreakers should immediately call:…
ProductSquare D Company Trilliant circuit breaker panel board surge arresters
ManufacturerTrilliant; Square D

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1995: not given
CPSC recalls of 1995
128
Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
17%
Recalls on the register that name Trilliant
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95168. https://recallregister.com/product/5698-cpsc-and-square-d-announce-recall-of-surge-arrester/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 95168 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 95168 has no incident or injury text.