Rapala electric or battery-powered knives
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 11, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 5reports to CPSC
- Mar 11, 2024the latest report was made
- Jan 19, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rapala
- Maker
- Normark CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric or battery-powered knivesCPSC’s product type: Electric or Battery-powered Knives (code 218), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Rapala Lithium Ion Cordless Fillet Knife”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2024 | 1 |
| March 2021 | 1 |
| February 2021 | 1 |
| January 2021 | 2 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 5 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Mar 11, 2024, sent to the company Mar 13, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 27, 2024
The product, in the report: RAPALA R12 LITHIUM FILLET 10” HEAVY DUTY CP2 R12HDRFS
Rapala R12 Electric Fillet Knife Trigger sticks and continues to run causes a serious safety issue.
- Model
- R12HDRFS
- UPC
- 022677318936
- Serial number
- 214322442
- Bought from
- Reeds Sporting Goods
- Bought
- Mar 22, 2023
- Where
- Las Cruces, New Mexico: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Rapala, made or sold by Normark Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Mar 7, 2021, sent to the company Mar 17, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 7, 2021
The product, in the report: Black and grey rapala cordless knife
Was recharging it over night and woke up to the smoke alarm with the knife fully engulfed in flames and a small explosion. Nothing was damaged other than smoke damage.
- Bought from
- Sheels, Nebraska
- Bought
- Dec 5, 2019, about then
- Where
- Plymouth, Nebraska: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 27, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Rapala, made or sold by Normark Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 3, 2021, sent to the company Feb 25, 2021, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2021
The product, in the report: Rechargeable filet knife
It says ‘may cause fire if using a charger that is not a rapala.’ Ours blew up and started a fire. It was the rapala charger that came with the knife. Just thought I should let you know the brand that started our fire. I contacted Rapala at the time of the incident.
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- May 13, 2019
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 57, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Rapala, made or sold by Normark Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 19, 2021, sent to the company Feb 5, 2021, published by CPSC Mar 1, 2021
The product, in the report: Rapala Lithium Ion Cordless Fillet Knife overheated.
Rechargable filleting knife overheating.
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Jun 25, 2016
- Where
- Richardson, Texas: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Rapala Lithium Ion Cordless Fillet Knife, made or sold by Normark Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 19, 2021, sent to the company Feb 8, 2021, published by CPSC Feb 23, 2021
The product, in the report: Cordless rapala fillet knife
Caught on fire in my truck
- Model
- Rapala lithium
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Dec 21, 2018, about then
- Where
- Deer park, Washington: Other
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Rapala, made or sold by Normark Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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