Sanyo projectors
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 20, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 20, 2011the latest report was made
- Oct 20, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sanyo
- Maker
- SANYO NORTH AMERICA COPRPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ProjectorsCPSC’s product type: Projectors (code 549), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2011 | 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 20, 2011, sent to the company Oct 28, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 14, 2011
The product, in the report: Sanyo Multi-media projector Model #PLC-XT16
Sanyo Model #PLC-XT16 multi-media projector started on fire. Cause was internal to the unit, it literally melted. No external problems with circuitry or outlets. Smoke and fire odor filled the room. We immediately unplugged it and the problem stopped. The next morning we plugged the unit back in to test it and the same problem occurred. Again, we unplugged it.
- Model
- PLC-XT16
- Bought from
- Projector People, Florida
- Bought
- Sep 6, 2004, about then
- Where
- Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Sanyo, made or sold by SANYO NORTH AMERICA COPRPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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