Russound Recalls AW70V6 Loudspeakers Due to Impact Injury Injury Hazard
Home product recall 24-032. Announced by CPSC on Nov 30, 2023.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 30, 2023. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Replace what’s offered
- About 4,600 (In addition, about 600 in Canada) 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 front baffle of the speaker can separate from the rear housing, allowing the speaker to fall from its installed location, posing an impact injury hazard to people or property below.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove the recalled speakers that are mounted at elevated positions. Contact Russound to arrange for a free replacement loudspeaker.
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: Russound at 800-638-8055 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at recall@russound.com or online at https://russound.com/AW70V6 or https://russound.com and click on “Product Recalls” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Russound Model AW70V6 loudspeakers, designed primarily for use with commercial audio systems that use 70V or 100V speaker wiring, but they can also be used in residential applications. All products with the model number AW70V6 are included in this recall. The speakers have a label attached to the rear of each AW70V6 loudspeaker with “Russound”, the model number, and 70V/100V. The speakers measure 12-1/6 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide by 9-1/2 inches deep and were sold in white or black colors.
About 4,600 (In addition, about 600 in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Russound Loudspeakers Model AW70V6.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Front view of the recalled Russound AW70V6 Loudspeaker, White
- Side view (with bracket) of the recalled AW70V6 Russound Loudspeaker, White
- Rear view of the recalled Russound AW70V6 Loudspeaker, White
- Front view of the recalled Russound AW70V6 Loudspeaker, Black
- Side view (with bracket) of the recalled AW70V6 Russound Loudspeaker, Black
- Rear view of the recalled Russound AW70V6 Loudspeaker, Black
- Sticker on back of recalled Russound AW70V6 Loudspeaker
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Russound/FMP Inc., Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- Wholesalers who sold them to installation professionals for sale to and installation for consumers from March 2017 through March 2023, and sold online at Crutchfield.com for between $400 and $600 per pair.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received one report of a recalled loudspeaker falling. The damage was contained to the loudspeaker itself. 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.