Google Nexus 4 phones and phone accessories
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 6, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 6, 2013the latest report was made
- Sep 6, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Google Nexus 4
- Maker
- LGE Mobile CommunicationsMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| September 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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, no treatment Made Sep 6, 2013, sent to the company Sep 16, 2013, published by CPSC Sep 30, 2013
The product, in the report: google nexus 4 Serial number is no longer legible after phone heated up.
Google Nexus 4 - Three probably related issues
The phone heats up to uncomfortable and unsafe temperatures. This typically occures when charging.
The charger has twice failed to charge the phone and instead heated to a pointed it could not be touched to unplug. I stopped using it after that.
The phone has a glass back which shattered for no apparent reason. The phone was not dropped etc. This appears to be a result of temperature changes, likely due to the excessive heat buildup within the phone then sudden cooling resulting from setting it on something such as a tile kitchen counter. My phone shattered on the way to a store. I set it in a bag (by itself and slightly padded - very non-stressing to the phone), went to the store, pulled it out and discovered I had several tiny shards of class embedded in my hand. After the glass phone backing shattered I looked up some Nexus issues online and found several cases of similar occurances. This appears to most commonly happen after a couple months use. This is also inline with the age of my phone when it shattered.
- Model
- Nexus 4
- Bought from
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2013
- Where
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 39, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Google Nexus 4, made or sold by LGE Mobile Communications
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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