PS electric wiring
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 31, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 31, 2016the latest report was made
- Aug 19, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- PS
- Makers
- Legrand / Pass & Seymour and PASS & SEYMOUR CO., 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2016 | 1 |
| August 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 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 Aug 31, 2016, sent to the company Oct 19, 2016, published by CPSC Nov 2, 2016
The product, in the report: wall switch (pack of three)
(11/2014)The consumer stated that one of the outlet in the condo was not working. The consumer inspected the wall switch and saw that the back of the switch where the quick connect goes, had broken. The hot wire was hang loose outside of the switch. the consumer replaced the switch.
(08/31/2016) The consumer noticed the exhaust fan in the bathroom was not working. He checked the switch that the controls the fan and saw that the back was broken and the hot wire was hanging loose. This is the same type of switch that had a problem.
The consumer checked the other switches in the pack and saw that the backs were also cracked at the quick connect hole.
The consumer stated that there are reports in the Saferproducts.gov data base pertaining to the same product.
- Model
- Item #660-WG
- UPC
- 8500766013
- Bought from
- in home
- Where
- Pleasant Valley, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand PS, made or sold by Legrand /
Pass & Seymour - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 19, 2012, sent to the company Sep 4, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 18, 2012
The product, in the report: Flush Light Switch, Made in China. UL listed mark. Manufacturers mark is PS. Part no M495B. SPST 15A 120V for CU or CU clad wire. Bar Code UPC 85007 66013. Has 660-WG on label below UPC.
Over the past two and a half years I have replaced 6 light switches in my home. After having replaced two in the past, today I flipped a switch, there was an arc and the lights went out. A breaker was blown. I removed the cover plate and found there were two bad switches in this box of 4 switches. Curious I removed a cover plate in an adjacent room that was not turning the exterior flood lights on. I had tought the bulbs were burned out. I found a bad switch there too and the hot wire had backed out of the friction fit hole.
The failure mode is the same in all the switches. The plastic back shell of the switch propogates a crack until the switch falls apart and the internal componnents are displaced.
Made in China. UL listed mark. Manufacturers mark is PS. Part no M495B. SPST 15A 120V for CU or CU clad wire. Bar Code SKU 85007 66013. Has 660-WG on label below SKU.
- Model
- Don’t know
- UPC
- 85007 66013
- Bought from
- Don’t know
- Bought
- Aug 3, 2006, about then
- Where
- Dumfries, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 66, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand PS, made or sold by PASS & SEYMOUR CO., INC.
- 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.
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Sources
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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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