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
2025-01-10 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2025-01-03 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 66 % by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-01-03 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The creepage and clearance distance between the primary and the secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user can be exposed to live parts and receive an electric shock.
Moreover, the material of th…
2025-01-03 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 82 % by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-01-03 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains excessive concentrations of lead in solders (measured value up to 52.4 % by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment…
2025-01-03 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket of the extension lead, intended for appliances of protection class-II. A user who connects a class-I device to the extension …
2025-01-03 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. As a result, the user may receive an electric shock.…
2025-01-03 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class I appliance can be inserted into the socket of an extension cord intended for appliances of protection class II. The product thus do not provide any protection against e…
2024-12-20 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket of the extension lead, intended for appliances of protection class-II. A user who connects a class-I device to the extension …
2024-12-20 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The socket part of the travel adapter has no shutters. The mechanical strength of the travel adapter is insufficient, heat resistance is insufficient. The user could receive an electric shock from acc…
2024-12-20 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket of the extension lead, intended for appliances of protection class-II. A user who connects a class-I device to the extension …
2024-12-20 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket of the extension lead, intended for appliances of protection class-II. A user who connects a class-I device to the extension …
2024-12-20 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket of the extension lead, intended for appliances of protection class-II. A user who connects a class-I device to the extension …
2024-12-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The clearance and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are insufficient. Moreover, the dielectric strength between the primary and secondary circuits is insufficient. In addit…
2024-12-20 · Denmark · Serious risk · official alert
The creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-12-13 · Denmark · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation of the product is insufficient and the clearance and creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user can have access to live par…
2024-12-13 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is insufficient and the clearance and creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user could touch accessible live parts and rece…
2024-12-13 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation and the mains plug's dimensions of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-12-06 · Denmark · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is insufficient and the clearance and creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user can have access to live parts and receive …
2024-12-06 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation and the mains plug's dimensions of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-12-06 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product is designed for outdoor use, however, in case of ingress of water from splashing, the conductive parts not being sufficiently protected from water, there is a risk of electric shock.…
2024-12-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The primary and secondary circuits are not sufficiently insulated from each other and are linked by an inadequate condenser. Moreover, the dielectric strength between the parts supplying the safety ex…
2024-12-06 · Denmark · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is inadequate and the clearance and creepage distances between the primary and secondary circuits are not sufficient. As a result, the user could touch live parts of the prod…
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 57 % by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 5% and 0.77% by weight, respe…
2024-12-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation of the product is insufficient and the clearance and creepage distance between the primary and the secondary circuits are not sufficient. The user can have access to live par…
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 81 % by weight).
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of lead, bis(2-ethylhexyl) …
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of lead, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up…
2024-12-06 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The power cable has only two wires, and there is no protective conductor. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock.…
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured value: up to 64 % by weight). The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthal…
2024-12-06 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The power supply unit's enclosure is inadequate. It can easily break. The user could consequently touch live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2024-12-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.5 % by weight).
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-12-06 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The accessible wires of the product have inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock.…
2024-11-29 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation and the resistance of the protective earthing connection are inadequate. A user may touch accessible live parts of the product and receive an electric shock.…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the products and a sensor have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured values up to 20.2% and 11.8% by weight respectively).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.
The plastic mate…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 3% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 66% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 81 % and 0.11 % by weight, respectively).
Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumula…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 6% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 50.6% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-29 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation and the creepage distance between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. A user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-11-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.36% by weight).
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-22 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the charging cable has an excessive concentration of lead, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.3%, 2.6% an…
2024-11-15 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured values up to 42% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-15 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 25 % by weight).
The plastic material of the USB-cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) pht…
2024-11-15 · Spain · Serious risk · official alert
Due to faulty battery cells used during production, the power banks can overheat during use, causing melting and posing a fire hazard. The user may suffer burns.…
2024-11-15 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured values up to 40% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-15 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured value up to 58% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-08 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.38% by weight).
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-08 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation between the live primary parts and accessible output is inadequate, and the user may receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-11-08 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to: 76.7% and 0.32% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumul…
2024-11-08 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 62% and 0.35% by weight, respectively).
Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumulat…
2024-11-08 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 50.02% by weight).
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of diisobutyl phthalate (DIB…
2024-11-08 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The mains plug metal pin can detach from the charger and become stuck in the socket outlet. The user could touch one of the detached pins and receive an electric shock.…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic in the USB cable has excessive concentrations of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate and lead (measured values up to: 0.9%, 0.4…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.33% by weight).
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and lead (measured values up to: 0.68%, 0.87% and 0.3% b…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 8% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-01 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The cover of the lithium button battery compartment on the remote control can be opened with a single movement. This can lead to the button cells being accessible to children. A child could put the ba…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 63.6 % 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.