Bose Recalls Acoustimass®, Lifestyle® and Companion™ Bass Modules Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 23-234. Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2023.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2023. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 884,000 (In addition, about 98,000 were sold in Canada and about 18,300 in Mexico) units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The speaker’s electrical components can fail, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled bass modules and contact Bose to arrange for a free repair of the bass module or a 40% discount on a replacement product.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Bose toll-free at 888-260-0819 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, online at support.bose.com/am-recall or at www.bose.com and click on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves select bass modules manufactured before April 1, 2006 that were sold with select Acoustimass, Lifestyle and Companion home theater systems. The components are black or white. The Bose logo, product name, serial number “SER. NO.” and date code are printed on the product label, which is located either on the back or bottom of the bass module. The product name is printed at the top of the label next to the Bose logo. The serial number is described on the label as “SER. NO.” The multi-digit serial number printed on the bass module label includes the “date code” for that module. The date code is reflected in the eighth through eleventh digits of the serial number. The following product names listed on the bass modules and date codes contained in the serial numbers are included in this recall: Bose Product Names Date Codes Acoustimass 6 III Home Entertainment System Between 2090 and 6091 only Acoustimass 10 III Home Entertainment System All date codes Acoustimass 15 II Home Entertainment System Between 2090 and 6091 Acoustimass 16 Home Entertainment System All date codes Acoustimass 5 Series IV Powered Speaker System All date codes Acoustimass15 Home Theater Speaker System All date codes Acoustimass 20 Powered Speaker System All date codes Companion CS-6 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 5 Series II Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 8 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 12 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 20 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 25 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 30 Powered Speaker System All date codes Lifestyle 50 Powered Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 5 Series III Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 5 Series IV Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 8 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 8 Series II Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 9 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 20 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 25 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 25 Series II Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 30 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 30 Series II Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 800 Speaker System All date codes Powered Acoustimass 900 Speaker System All date codes
About 884,000 (In addition, about 98,000 were sold in Canada and about 18,300 in Mexico) units, as CPSC gives them.
Bose Acoustimass, Lifestyle and Companion bass modules (produced before April 2006).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled Bose Bass Modules included in Select Acoustimass Home Entertainment Systems
- Recalled Bose Bass Modules included in Various Bose Acoustimass, Lifestyle and Companion Systems
- Label of recalled Bose Bass Modules with product name at the top of the label, next to the Bose logo
- Label of recalled Bose Bass Modules with serial number displayed as “SER. NO” and the date code (digits 8 through 11 of the serial number) circled
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, Mass.
- Bose stores, Best Buy, Circuit City, Sam’s Club, Sears and other electronics stores nationwide, and online at Bose.com from January 1994 through April 2007 for between $220 and $2,200.
- Made in United States, Mexico and Ireland, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 21 reports worldwide of the bass modules igniting or melting, including three incidents of fires resulting in property damage to carpeting, an entertainment cabinet and to materials surrounding the bass box. No injuries have been reported.
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.