CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Shenzhen Lieniao Import & Export Male-to-Male Extension Cords Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury and Death from Electrocution and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards
CPSC warning 26-358. Announced by CPSC on Mar 31, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 31, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 700 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The male-to-male extension cords are hazardous because their exposed prongs can become energized when one end is plugged into a generator or other power source, posing a risk of serious injury and death from electrocution. In addition, using the cables to supply power from a generator to a residential electrical system (“backfeeding”) poses a risk of electrocution and fire. Furthermore, the cables’ short length encourages the use of generators close to homes or enclosed spaces, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using these defective male-to-male extension cords immediately, safely unplugging them by not touching the live end of the cord and dispose of them.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using Shenzhen Lieniao Import & Export male-to-male extension cords immediately due to electrocution, fire and carbon monoxide poisoning hazards. The male-to-male extension cords are hazardous because their exposed prongs can become energized when one end is plugged into a generator or other power source, posing a risk of serious injury and death from electrocution. In addition, using the cables to supply power from a generator to a residential electrical system (“backfeeding”) poses a risk of electrocution and fire. Furthermore, the cables’ short length encourages the use of generators close to homes or enclosed spaces, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Shenzhen Lieniao Import & Export Co. Ltd., of China, sold this product and has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall or information about this product. About 700 extension cords were sold on eBay.com by part-phone from May 2025 through November 2025 for between $9 and $20. The blue or yellow extension cords have two male ends with a three-prong black plug and measure about 25 inches long. Model number BG1118 appears on the product packaging and the seller’s name on the purchase receipt. These products were manufactured in China. CPSC urges consumers to stop using these defective male-to-male extension cords immediately, safely unplugging them by not touching the live end of the cord and dispose of them.
About 700 units, as CPSC gives them.
Shenzhen Lieniao Import & Export male-to-male extension cords.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- The extension cords were sold on eBay.com by part-phone from May 2025 through November 2025 for between $9 and $20.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.