NVIDIA Recalls European Plug Heads Sold with Power Adaptors Due to Electric Shock Hazard
CPSC recall 17201. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The plug heads can break exposing metal prongs, posing an electric shock hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled European plug heads and contact NVIDIA for a free replacement.
CPSC recall 17201 has the recall date 8 Aug 2017. The notice names the firm NVIDIA. The recall has about 6,900 units. The median CPSC recall of 2017 has 7,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . 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: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | There have been no reports of injuries or incidents in the U.S. NVIDIA has received nine reports of the European plug heads breaking overseas, including six reports of consumers receiving electrical shocks. |
|---|---|
| Units | 6,900 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | This recall involves European plug heads for power adaptors included with NVIDIA SHIELD™ World Charger Kits, as well as with NVIDIA SHIELD tablet computers and TVs intended for use in Europe. The European plug head has two thin round metal prongs within a black plastic hexagonal extender on a black plastic base plate that can be attached to the power adaptor. The power adaptor has the model number SPA011AU5W2 and the NVIDIA name and logo etched on the side of the power adaptor where the European plug head can be attached. There are six different plug heads that come with the World Charger Kit. Only the European plug head is being recalled. |
| Product | European plug heads for NVIDIA SHIELD™ power adaptors, About 6,900 (in addition, about 360 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | Online at NVIDIA.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and NewEgg.com from October 2015 through June 2017 for about $30. |
| Importer | NVIDIA Corp |
| Made in | China |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
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.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 6,900Median of 2017: 7,000
- CPSC recalls of 2017
- 280
- Recalls of 2017 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls on the register that name NVIDIA
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2015 | NVIDIA Recalls Tablet Computers Due to Fire Hazard |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 17201The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 17201. https://recallregister.com/product/8114-nvidia-recalls-european-plug-heads-sold-with-power-adaptors-due-to-ele/. 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
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 17201 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
There have been no reports of injuries or incidents in the U.S. NVIDIA has received nine reports of the European plug heads breaking overseas, including six reports of consumers receiving electrical shocks.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Online at NVIDIA.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and NewEgg.com from October 2015 through June 2017 for about $30.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 17201?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 17201?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 6,900 (in addition, about 360 were sold in Canada)