TCL phones and phone accessories
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 30, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Dec 30, 2025the latest report was made
- Sep 18, 2025the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- TCL
- Maker
- TCL North AmericaMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 1 |
| September 2025 | 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 Dec 30, 2025, sent to the company Jan 5, 2026, published by CPSC Jan 20, 2026
The product, in the report: TCL 50 XE 5G prepaid Android smartphone with integrated lithium-ion rechargeable battery, purchased new from Target for use on Total by Verizon prepaid service. Approximately 6.7-inch touchscreen display, USB-C charging port, rear dual-camera system, and non-removable internal battery electric Blue.
Product: TCL 50 series prepaid smartphone Incident Type: Fire / Thermal Runaway / Smoke Exposure Date of Incident: [enter date]
Description:
A TCL 50 prepaid smartphone that was less than three months old experienced a catastrophic lithium-ion battery failure. The phone became slightly bent and cracked but was not split open, crushed, or punctured. Immediately afterward, the internal battery entered thermal runaway and shot visible flames, burning through the device and igniting the surrounding carpet. The battery flare caused the entire house to fill with thick smoke. Multiple household members were exposed to the smoke. The device is heavily charred and shows ruptured lithium battery pouch material consistent with battery vent-flaring. This was a sudden and violent fire event that created a serious safety hazard inside a residence.
Injury / Exposure: Smoke inhalation exposure l
- Model
- 50 XE 5G
- UPC
- UPC: 6169605370
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Nov 8, 2025
- Where
- San Antonio, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 42, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand TCL, made or sold by TCL North America
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 18, 2025, sent to the company Sep 23, 2025, published by CPSC Nov 19, 2025
The product, in the report: SPECTRUM sales TCL phone. Item # CLNR609V2AO, TCL40 XE 5G STARLIGHT BLACK 64, [REDACTED]
TCL phone while being charge start to swell and the phone became HOT, I disconnected immediately. I learned later from the phone expert he told me it can explode and catch fire. Public should know the Dangerous TCL phone. Inform the PUBLIC on the DANGEROUS fire hazard from TCL.
- Model
- T609V-2AOFUS22
- UPC
- [REDACTED]
- Serial number
- 016391000159157
- Where
- Fort Worth, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand TCL, made or sold by TCL North America
- 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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