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
2024-11-01 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 7.11% and 6.68% by weight, respectively). These p…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 6.25% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-11-01 · 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 0.14% and 0.42% by weight, res…
2024-11-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to: 0.75% and 0.36% by weight, re…
2024-11-01 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
Due to the inadequate resistance of the thermoplastic material to heat, a deterioration of the material could make live parts accessible. The user could touch them and receive an electric shock.…
2024-10-25 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is inadequate and the user may receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.
In addition, the product is not resistant to high temperatures, increasing the risk of fi…
2024-10-18 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 79 % by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-10-18 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 82% by weight).
The transparent plastic in the packaging has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured v…
2024-10-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead (measured value: 36.63% by weight) and cadmium (measured value: 0.096% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment, whereas cadmiu…
2024-10-11 · 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.…
2024-10-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 58% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-10-11 · 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. Thus, the product does not provide any protection agains…
2024-10-11 · 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. Thus, the product does not provide any protection agains…
2024-10-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
Solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 57% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-10-04 · Finland · 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.…
2024-10-04 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The product's insulation is inadequate. Live parts may become accessible and the user could receive an electric shock.…
2024-09-27 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The terminals are not securely anchored and sufficiently secured against pulling out (connected only by fusible material and soldering). The live pin holes of the sockets are not equipped with shutter…
2024-09-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The live parts of the plug are easily accessible. The user could touch one of the plug pins and receive an electric shock.…
2024-09-27 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 51.2 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. The plastic material of the cable has excessive concen…
2024-09-20 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The detachable travel adaptors provided are designed for short-term use only and should be unplugged when not in use. A long term use can create a risk of electric shock to the user.…
2024-09-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-09-20 · Finland · 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.…
2024-09-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The secondary side connector might become active under mains voltage due to inadequate primary-secondary separation. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-09-20 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2024-09-20 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders of the product have excessive concentrations of lead (measured value up to 50.5% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-09-20 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The cross-sectional area of the power cord is inadequate. The wire may overheat and the insulation may get damaged giving access to live parts. As a consequence, the user may receive an electric shock…
2024-09-13 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The device is not resistant to high temperatures, therefore its casing may deform leaving live parts accessible. The user may receive an electric shock.…
2024-09-13 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The solder in the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 36.18 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-09-13 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
Due to inadequate connection of the product to the power supply, accessible parts can become live and the user can receive an electric shock from them.…
2024-09-13 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The power lead is not securely anchored to the electronic unit or sufficiently secured against being pulled out, the mechanical strength of the electronic unit is insufficient and its cover can be eas…
2024-09-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead in solders (measured value up to 45.6% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-09-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders of the product contains excessive concentrations of lead(measured value up to 55.8% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-09-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solder of the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 49.4% by weight). The product also has an excessive concentration of SCCP in plastic (measured value up to 2.4% b…
2024-09-06 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 85%). It also contains DBP and DEHP in plastic parts (measured value up to 1,4 and 2,1% respectively). The pro…
2024-08-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The provided components do not enable safe assembly of the product (a fixed luminaire), creating a risk of electric shock to the user.…
2024-08-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The provided components do not enable safe assembly of the product, creating a risk of electric shock to the user.…
2024-08-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The provided components do not enable safe assembly of the product, creating a risk of electric shock to the user.…
2024-08-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
Given the design of the luminaire and the absence of a representative wiring diagram, it is possible to install and use the luminaire without earthing it, which presents a risk of electric shock.
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2024-08-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 29.8% by weight). This phthalate poses a risk to human health and the environmen…
2024-08-23 · 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. Thus, the product does not provide any protection agains…
2024-08-16 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation is not sufficient.
A user can touch accessible parts of the product that are at high voltage and receive an electric shock.…
2024-08-16 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 66,7% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-08-16 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation and the clearance/creepage distance between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. A user could receive an electric shock from accessible live part…
2024-08-16 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
Solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured value: more than 70% and 0.27% by weight, respectively).
The plastic material of the cable and the product has an e…
2024-08-16 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 2.12%, and 0.28% by weight, r…
2024-08-09 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The metal part of the multimeter connector designed to create a conductive connection with the measuring cable is not sufficiently fixed in its position, which causes a zero value to appear on the dis…
2024-08-09 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The electrical insulation and the clearance/creepage distance between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. A user could receive an electric shock from accessible live part…
2024-08-09 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not equipped with a type-A plug and is supplied with a type-C plug adaptor. The adaptor cannot be locked in position and becomes detached very easily. The user could touch one of the pl…
2024-07-19 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The extension cord uses a conductor with a cross-sectional area that is too small, which may cause it to overheat during use, leading to fire and burns.
Moreover, the plug of a protection class-I app…
2024-07-19 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product can overheat which can deform the casing and leave live parts exposed. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts.…
2024-07-19 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The creepage distance between the primary and accessible secondary circuits is not sufficient. The user may touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2024-07-19 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The casing can easily break in use, leaving live parts accessible. The user can thus receive an electric shock.…
2024-07-12 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
Accessible parts can become live and the user could receive an electric shock from them.…
2024-07-12 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The thermal cut-off switch is faulty, and the plastic material of the casing is combustible, meaning that the hair dryer can overheat, catching fire during use and causing burns to the user.…
2024-07-12 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
If the air supply is restricted, the product being covered or similar, the thermal cut-out and the temperature limiter do not react and fail to shut the fan heater down. The fan heater will consequent…
2024-07-12 · Romania · Serious risk · official alert
The live pin holes of the sockets are not equipped with shutters. Live parts may become accessible, and a user could touch them, leading to an electric shock.…
2024-07-12 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product's insulation is inadequate. If product's casing gets damaged, live parts may become accessible, increasing the risk of electric shock to the user.…
2024-07-12 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The insulation between the primary and the secondary circuit of the transformer is inadequate. A user can access live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2024-07-05 · France · Serious risk · official alert
A short-circuit within a battery cell can lead the battery to overheat and cause a fire.…
2024-06-28 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The earthing socket on the plug has incorrect dimensions, which may disrupt the protective earth connection. This increases the risk of electric shock when using an improperly insulated appliance with…
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.