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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 25, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Feb 25, 2016the latest report was made
  • Dec 30, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
General Electric
Makers
Jasco Products Company LLC and Technicolor USA, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric wiringNot panel boards or outletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Wire or Wiring Systems (Excl Panelboards Recept (code 4062), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems

By month

1 report from March 2015 to February 2016; the most in February 2016, 1. 2 earlier reports, since December 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20161
May 20121
December 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Feb 25, 2016, sent to the company Mar 11, 2016, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2016

    The product, in the report: General Electric rotary dimmer switch

    I purchased a dimmer switch - made by GE at Walmart. It was labeled for LED and CFL bulbs. When installed , it was not working as it should , I called the 800 number for the manufacturer and explained the problem. When I told them the model number the rep said that these dimmers are for incandescent lights only and may have been packaged wrong and not to use it with led bulbs. I checked back at the store and all the dimmers they had on the rack were mis-packaged. I would have to assume that this error was not just limited to the on batch of dimmers at just this one store. I believe that if you use the wrong dimmer with the Led / CFL bulbs there can be a heat build up.

    Bought from
    Walmart, Pennsylvania
    Bought
    Feb 19, 2016
    Where
    export, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand General Electric, made or sold by Jasco Products Company LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made May 18, 2012, sent to the company Jun 5, 2012, published by CPSC Jun 19, 2012

    The product, in the report: GE Model 25932 Series 5.8 GHz Cordless Handset Speaker phone System - The AC Adaptor attached to handset

    GE Model 25932 Series 5.8 GHz Cordless Handset Speaker phone System

    This was a Thompson, Inc. manufactured phone for GE.

    The AC Adaptor attached to one of the Model 25902 handsets overheated and caught fire. The prongs melted off the adaptor and stayed in the outlet. The wall around the quad plex outlet was scorched in about a foot radius. The one duplex outlet had to be replaced. Fortunately, the wall outlet was in a utility room, centered about 4 ft. high with no flammable items nearby. The rooms smoke detector alerted us circa 10 PM. The room had not been used in a few days. There was no moisture, lint dust, or any other contributing factor anywhere near the outlet which could have caused it to short-out. The unit was in that exact location for at least 3 years. (In an adjacent outlet was another ac adaptor to a small hand vac. This has been there for about 10 years w/o incident.)

    Model
    GE Model 25932 AC Adaptor attached to handset
    UPC
    004431960784
    Serial number
    70311450
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Apr 11, 2008
    Where
    Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand General Electric, made or sold by Technicolor USA, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Dec 30, 2011, sent to the company May 16, 2012, published by CPSC May 31, 2012

    The product, in the report: time switch, used to regulate items, such as a water heater.

    I installed a General Electric Time Switch model 15207 NEMA Indoor BM-A301US5-12 for control of a water heater on or about December 15, 2011. It worked perfectly for about a week or ten days. I began smelling an odor which resembled chlorine or ozone, but could not isolate the source.

    On December 26, 2011, I noticed the hot water heater, to which the Time Switch was wired was not turning on and thus not heating water. Upon opening the timer, I discovered that there had been an internal melt-down on the connection panel. Specifically, where the load 1 is connected by the supplied jumper wire to the 1 Com input.

    I have no idea why this melt down did not start a house fire.

    Model
    Time Switch # 15207
    Bought from
    Home Depot, Hawaii
    Bought
    Dec 15, 2011, about then
    Where
    Honolulu, Hawaii: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand General Electric, made or sold by Jasco Products Company LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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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