Alltell phones and phone accessories
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 13, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 13, 2014the latest report was made
- Nov 13, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Alltell
- Maker
- VerizonMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Phones and phone accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Telephones or Telephone Accessories (code 550), in Electronics: Telephones, Cell Phones & Accessories
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2014 | 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 Nov 13, 2014, sent to the company Dec 16, 2014, published by CPSC Jan 2, 2015
The product, in the report: Charger for [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED]
Caller is reporting his USB Charger that melted two phones and that he states was recalled with release# 15-016 “Tectron International Recalls USB Chargers Due to Fire Hazard Recall” Caller is a retired fire fighter so easily put fire out then contacted Tectron who advised him that his was not recalled. The caller states that his two that melted were very much a part of the recall but that the numbers are now not legible.
The first [REDACTED] phone was purchased mid 2011 and heated up/days later melted and caught fire.
This caller was talking with a co-worker in his office when the co-worker began yelling fire. The caller turned, saw smoke coming from the charger and phone, extinguished it but the phone was melted before he could put the fire out completely. He purchased replacement [REDACTED] phone March 2014 and had no problems with it until the end of October 2014. He was at work around the very end of October 2014 had his phone charging while lying on a table in the break room.
There are no injuries being reported
The caller has contacted the manufacturer around November 12th, 2014 and was advised that the manufacturer had no recalls or any assistance to provide. He has turned to the CPSC with this report for assistance.
- Model
- unkonwn
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Verizon
- Bought
- Jun 15, 2011, about then
- Where
- Albequerque, New Mexico: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Alltell, made or sold by Verizon
- 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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