AC Adapters Recalled by Digital Equipment
CPSC recall 97183. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 97183 has the recall date 3 Sep 1997. The notice names the firm Digital Equipment. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Computer Equipment.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | AC Adapters Recalled by Digital Equipment NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Firm, phone number change. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 Originally issued September 4, 1997; Revised January 18, 2002 CPSC CONTACT: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076 Release # 97-183 CPSC, Digital Equipment Corp. Announce Recall of AC Adapters for Notebook Computers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Digital Equipment Corp. of Maynard, Mass., is voluntarily recalling AC adapters used with its HiNote VP 500 series notebook computer. About 20,000 of these adapters were sold in the U.S. The AC adapters' connector contact pins can break off from the adapter and remain in the power cord, posing a shock hazard. The connector pins connect the AC adapter to the AC power cord. CPSC and Digital Equipment Corp. are not aware of any injuries involving these AC adapters. Digital is aware of eight incidents of a pin breaking off inside the power cord, one in the U.S., four in Australia, two in Canada and one in Asia. These gray AC adapters come with… |
| Product | Computer Equipment |
| Product | HiNote notebook computer AC adapters, Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery |
| Manufacturer | Digital Equipment |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1997: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1997
- 151
- Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls of 1997 in the category Computer Equipment
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Digital Equipment
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97183. https://recallregister.com/product/6013-ac-adapters-recalled-by-digital-equipment/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 97183 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 97183 has no incident or injury text.