3M Recalls Peltor X4 Series Earmuffs Due to Risk of Overexposure to Loud Noise and Sound
Home product recall 24-205. Announced by CPSC on Apr 25, 2024.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 25, 2024. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 40,000 (In addition, about 6,700 were sold 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 recalled noise-reducing earmuffs can develop cracks in the colored portion of the plastic cups, posing a risk of overexposure to loud noise and sound.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled earmuffs and contact 3M to receive free replacement earmuffs, including free shipping.
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: 3M Technical Service Team at 800-243-4630 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT on Fridays, online at https://www.3m.com/X4-Peltor-Earmuff-Recall or www.peltor.com and click on “Peltor X4 Earmuffs Recall” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves 3M’s Peltor X4 series earmuffs designed for noise reduction in industrial and occupational applications. The recalled earmuffs are black with green or orange accents and are over-the-head, behind-the-head, hard hat-attached, or full brim hard hat-attached. 3M PELTOR is stamped on the outside of the earcups. Only earmuffs manufactured from March 2020 through September 2022 are included in this recall. The date of manufacture in MM/YYYY format appears on the outside of the earmuff’s earcups.
About 40,000 (In addition, about 6,700 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
3M™ Peltor™ X4 Series Earmuffs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 8 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4A Over-the-Head Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4A-OR Over-the-Head Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4P5E Hard Hat Attached Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4P5E-OR Hard Hat Attached Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4P3E Hard Hat Attached Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4P Behind-the-Head Earmuffs
- Recalled 3M Peltor X Series X4P51E Full Brim Hard Hat Attached Earmuffs
- Manufacture Date Location
Who made and sold it?
- Made by 3M Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
- Industrial distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com from May 2023 through June 2023 for between $16 and $26.
- Made in Poland, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None 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.