Electrical Appliances & Equipment Recalls in the EU 2024–2026
A continuously-updated index of 1343 serious electrical appliances & equipment recalls across the EU (2024-01-05 – 2026-11-06), compiled from the EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) and national consumer-protection authorities. Each entry links to the official government alert.
Where these recalls were reported
| Sweden | 395 |
| France | 159 |
| United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland | 157 |
| Hungary | 119 |
| Germany | 96 |
| Finland | 80 |
| Poland | 55 |
| Lithuania | 54 |
| Ireland | 35 |
| Slovakia | 32 |
| Italy | 31 |
| Denmark | 23 |
Most recent serious recalls
2025-06-27 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-27 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The earthing protection is inadequate and the product's insulation is inappropriate, leaving live parts accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-06-27 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-27 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product is incorrectly earthed. If an electrical fault occurred, the product would not disconnect, increasing the risk of electric shock to the user.…
2025-06-27 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is inadequate and insufficient. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The mains supply cord has excessive resistance. If the product is placed on charge, it can overheat over time and catch fire.…
2025-06-20 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The fan's shoulder blades are easily accessible. The user may touch shoulder blades while the device operates and suffer injuries or cuts. Additionally, the product's insulation is inadequate. The use…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug pins are incorrectly sized and the earthing protection is inadequate, leaving live parts accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug attached to the connector is supplied with a fuse that does not contain a sufficient granular filler. If a fault occurs and the fuse malfunctions, the plug can explode from the wall and caus…
2025-06-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The live parts of the product become accessible during use. Moreover, the insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug has no granular filler. If an electrical failure occurs during use, the product may catch fire.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug pins are incorrectly sized and cannot be safely plugged into the socket. A user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug pins are incorrectly sized and do not fit in the plastic casing. The user could consequently touch live parts and receive an electric shock. Moreover, this issue can cause the pins to wear do…
2025-06-20 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The product has a bipolar plug without an earthing terminal, while the parts of the product do not have double insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock…
2025-06-20 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The clearance and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are inadequate. The design requirements relating to earthing connections are not met, since only a solder joint has been…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The earthing protection is inadequate and the product insulation is inappropriate, leaving live parts accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains insulation wiring which is in contact with unearthed, accessible metal parts. Moreover, the fuse is below the minimum specified length and is incorrectly rated. Under fault condit…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The instructions incorrectly state that the product is suitable for outdoor use. The supply cord cross-section is not suitable for prolonged exposure outdoors, leading to a deterioration over time an…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The 3-pin ‘clover’ style plug does not have the facility for a fuse link. If a fault occurs during use, the plug can overheat and catch fire.…
2025-06-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The heating element exceeds the marked limit (measured value up to 163 degrees °C). After prolonged use on the highest setting, the plastic and metal parts can warp and melt, creating a risk of fire.…
2025-06-20 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The charger supply cord has excessive resistance. This can lead to the charger overheating over time and catching fire.…
2025-06-13 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The lack of clear labels in the national language (English) indicating how to use the buttons could lead to the product being misused by the user. The user may accidentally turn the product on and bur…
2025-06-13 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock.…
2025-06-13 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug and cabling are not adequate ratings to stop water ingress. The product however states it can be used outside on the instructions. Therefore, if the user were to place the product outside, it…
2025-06-13 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation and the mains plug's dimensions of the product are inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-06-13 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 32.8% by weight).
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate…
2025-06-13 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock.…
2025-06-06 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-06-06 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
There is no protective conductor in the supply cable, leading to a risk of electric shock since exposed conductive parts of the connected devices become live in the event of a fault.…
2025-06-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has insufficient insulation, the live parts of the grill are accessible and excessive electric current is still present after the product is turned off. The user could consequently touch l…
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2025-06-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuit are insufficient. The user can access live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-05-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The fixing terminals for the supply cable of the appliance are only kept in place by a simple mounting. If a conductor becomes detached as a result of wear and tear, creepage distances between live an…
2025-05-30 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The charger housing can deform and leave access to live parts. The user may receive an electric shock. Moreover, the electronic switch is inadequate because of application of a transistor as a semicon…
2025-05-30 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The bottom two pins are less than 9.5 mm from the
periphery of the plug. If the user plugs in the device without the pins fully entering the socket, and they then
try to remove the plug by placing t…
2025-05-30 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
With an increased current flow, the trip does not activate within 2 seconds. Therefore, the circuit is not interrupted and the arc does not extinguish, leading the breaker to smoulder or burn.…
2025-05-23 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The fuse does not contain a ballast, and the product’s plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. Moreover, live parts could be accessed by hand. This may lead to the consumer receiving an elect…
2025-05-23 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product has no protective conductor in the power supply cable and the earthing contacts in the sockets can't be connected. The user of the product can therefore receive an electric shock. Addition…
2025-05-23 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug pins are incorrectly sized and do not fit in the plastic sleeving. This can cause the pins to wear
down unevenly over time or become damaged during use. Damaged or worn pins can overheat and…
2025-05-23 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation of the internal wires is inadequate and the internal wires are improperly secured. The internal wire can detach, resulting in inadequate creepage and clearance distances poss…
2025-05-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 53.7% by weight). The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of lead, bis(2-ethylhexyl) …
2025-05-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 62.7 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-05-23 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 59.1% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-05-23 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The supply cord is not securely anchored to the circuit board and sufficiently secured against pulling out. Over time, lack of sufficient anchorage will cause the cord to move, leading to strain on th…
2025-05-23 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug accompanying the product is too
small and does not contain a granular filler. This could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding.…
2025-05-16 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has poor quality internal connections and wires soldered directly to component tails. In a high vibration environment, the wires could potentially detach and short-circuit, presenting a ri…
2025-05-16 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The fuse in the plug is defective, Therefore, in the event of an over-current, the lack of sand in the product’s fuse can cause the product to overheat, causing electric shock, burns to the user and f…
2025-05-16 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
There is a path from the live or neutral terminals to the protective earth connection of the B22 bayonet socket. If the product is connected to a domestic electrical
network, the whole luminaire may …
2025-05-09 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product is insufficiently insulated. The protective conductor ends on the circuit board and is not connected to the metal housing. If the single insulation of the live parts inside the appliance i…
2025-05-09 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The battery of the product can bloat and may explode, causing risk of fire and burns to the user.…
2025-05-09 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation of the charger is insufficient and the creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuits is inadequate. The user can access live parts during charging and rece…
2025-05-02 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The miniature fuses (fine fuses) blow well above their indicated rating. This may cause a fire in electrical products fitted with these fuses.…
2025-05-02 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The electronics inside the product are not sufficiently insulated. Open water containers (poultry drinking bowls) are placed on the product. Water could therefore be spilled on and penetrate the produ…
2025-05-02 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The live parts of the product become accessible during use. Moreover, there are no safety shutters, so when a plug is partially inserted, it can easily contact live parts. The user could touch these l…
2025-05-02 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The mains cable and sockets lack a protective conductor (earthing). In case of a short circuit, excess current can't be safely discharged through earthing, increasing the risk of an electric shock.…
2025-05-02 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The device is not resistant to high temperatures and its casing may deform, leaving live parts accessible. The user can access live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-04-25 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored (missing cable strain relief). The accessible wires have inadequate insulation. The structure of the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. The…
2025-04-25 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The power supply cable is not securely welded. It can detach and come into contact with the accessible live parts of the product. The user can touch them and receive an electric shock.…
2025-04-25 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 25% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
Methodology & sources. Aggregated from official EU and national recall registers (primarily the EU Safety Gate / RAPEX) and reflecting each authority's own classification. ProductGuru is an independent information service, not a government body, and gives no medical, legal or financial advice — always consult the official source. Serious-risk consumer-goods recalls from 2024 onward. Free to cite with attribution.