Converters Recalled by Coast Electronics Supply
Home product recall 00090b. Announced by CPSC on Apr 4, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 4, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 18,000 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?
The product presents an electrical shock hazard because the unplugged end of the cord is energized when the other end is plugged in.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Stop using the product immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Coast Electronics Supply at (800) 262-7818 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves AC converters that are used to convert overseas consumer products that run on 220 volts to American household current at 110 volts and vice-versa. The converter is available in nine different watts varying from 100 watts to 3000 watts. It is labeled in part, “UP/DOWN AC-CONVERTER...220V...110V...TAIWAN.”
About 18,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
AC converters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Coast Electronics Supply, Cerritos, Calif.
- Small electronic stores in California, Colorado, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas sold the product for $25 to $30.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
A 4-year-old boy was shocked when he grasped the end of the cord.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked 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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.