lsouthwire Romex SIMpull type NM-B electric wiring
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 10, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 10, 2015the latest report was made
- Sep 10, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- lsouthwire Romex SIMpull type NM-B
- Maker
- SOUTHWIRE COMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
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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Hurt, care not known Made Sep 10, 2015, sent to the company Oct 7, 2015, published by CPSC Oct 29, 2015
The product, in the report: Wire, bought in a 250ft. roll, 12/3 with ground. Barcode is 0 32886 16355 5 Patent Pending! “Pulls easier, Strips easier, Reduced burn-thru, Tear resistant.” UL Listed issue numberA-5,238 E-18679
Wiring that was used to install electric baseboard heaters and thermostats has both a soft coating on the wires and on the outside cover shield. Today, Aug. 26,2015, I was cleaning my basement when I touched the two main boxes installed for the division of the heaters and got shocked. I measured the current and found that it had 124 volts on the outside of the metal box. I loosened the wire from the holder and it showed exposed copper. The metal clamp holding the wire had squeezed through the outside plastic/rubber covering and also through the wire allowing 124 volts into the metal junction box. In 2010, I had a similar problem. I am enclosing a copy of my letter to Mr. [REDACTED], an employee of Southwire Company who handled my complaint then and decided there was not an issue with the wire in question. I also called them today, got an answering machine and left a message. I have not heard back yet. I found another wire in the other box beside it that appears to have been arcing. If you are wondering why this wasn’t an Issue before, it is because we heat with wood and the electric Is for back-up. I alerted Southwire, 111 Development Drive, Carrolton, GA 30117, ofthe problem then because I am sure that there are a lot of homes with this wire in them. How many of those structures have had fires? How many people have died? I paid someone for the initial installation. I’ve been on disability since 2008 and I don’t have the money to pay someone to redo this wiring problem. But the bigger issue is safety. l have some wire left over in it’s tattered plastic wrapper. Please look into this. Thank you.
- Where
- Adrian, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 64, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand lsouthwire Romex SIMpull type NM-B, made or sold by SOUTHWIRE CO
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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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