Schneider Electric APC power strips and surge protectors
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 14, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 14, 2013the latest report was made
- Oct 14, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Schneider Electric APC
- Maker
- Schneider Electric USA IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power strips and surge protectorsCPSC’s product type: Surge Suppressors or Power Strips (code 4083), in Electronics: Cables, Surge & Power Protection
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 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 Oct 14, 2013, sent to the company Oct 24, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 7, 2013
The product, in the report: Schneider Electric APC products model BK500MC serial #: PB0027113224 battery backup / surge protector
Schneider Electric. APC battery back up. On the morning of September 5th, upon entering my home office, the room was filled with black smoke and smelled of an electrical fire. I called the Ventura Fire Department. They determined that the APC battery back up item model BK500MC serial #: PB0027113224 was the source of the smoke. I called Schneider Electric later that day, reported the incident. The customer support rep took all my information, then decided that it was not going to be replaced because the battery was not melted. I told him that I thought it was important that they know that this product was a risk.
- Model
- model BK500MC
- Serial number
- PB0027113224
- Bought from
- Office depot, California
- Where
- Ventura, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Schneider Electric APC, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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