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Verizon wireless phones and phone accessories

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 6, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Mar 6, 2013the latest report was made
  • Mar 6, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Verizon wireless
Maker
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Makers, 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

1 report from April 2012 to March 2013; the most in March 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20131

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Mar 6, 2013, sent to the company Mar 19, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 2, 2013

    The product, in the report: Black & Green Verizon cell phone charger Model #B141000 Charger had a 9ft cord with a Model #EMICUSBDTVL9FT

    North Andover Fire Dept Incident #[REDACTED] Fire Department called to [REDACTED] on 2/6/13 for an electrical problem with a cell phone charger. Upon arrival FD found a cell phone charger melted at the cell phone end. The end that plugs into the Edison wall outlet was undamaged. The cell phone charger had been plugged into the cell phone overnight on a bed under a pillow. The cell phone end of the charger had some of its plastic melted and the top left portion of the metal prong showed signs of possible arching. The cell phone had no damage and was working normally. A portion of the pillow and bed’s comforter were damaged due to the heat produced from this incident. This phone had been charged under a pillow at least once prior according to the owner, but wasn’t a regular practice. This charger was the one that came with the phone ([REDACTED]) and the owner had this phone for about a year.

    Model
    B141000
    Where
    North Andover, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 25, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Verizon wireless, made or sold by VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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