Power Supply Units for External Jaz Disk Drives
Home product recall 99-077. Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 1999.
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Announced by CPSC on Mar 11, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Electrocution/Electric Shock
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Power Supply Units for External Jaz Disk Drives NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 1999 Release # 99-077 Company Phone Number: (800) 781-3296 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058 Iomega Contact: Jason Thompson, (212) 371-5999 CPSC, Iomega Corp. Announce Recall of Power Supply Units for External Jaz Disk Drives WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Iomega Corp., of Roy, Utah, is recalling about 60,000 power supply units for use with certain Iomega external Jaz disk drives. The two-piece plastic housing of the power supply can separate, exposing internal electronics. This poses a serious electrical shock hazard to consumers. Iomega is aware of three reports of the power supply to these disk drives breaking. No injuries have been reported. These power supply units were sold with Jaz 2 gigabyte (GB) disk drives, remanufactured Jaz 1GB disk drives and as replacement or supplemental power supply units. These power supply units are black, 4-inch long boxes that plug into the Jaz disk drives. Consumers should unplug the power supply units before examining them. Model number GPC14-2001 is written on the gray identification label located on the bottom of the units. The serial number, located on a white label in the lower right-hand corner of the identification label, begins with any three digits from 837 through 907. The Underwriters Laboratories certification, “MADE IN INDIA” and “jaz” also appear on the identification label. Computer retailers, specialty retailers who build systems for small businesses and computer catalogs sold the power supply units with Iomega Jaz disk drives and separately between September 1998 and March 1999. The Jaz 2 GB drives sold for about $349, and the remanufactured Jaz 1GB sold for about $199. The power supply units alone sold for about $30. CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using the recalled power supply units. For information on receiving a replacement power supply unit, consumers should call Iomega at (800) 781-3296 anytime.
Iomega external Jaz disk drive power supply units.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Jaz.
- Made by Iomega.
- Made in India, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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