ION TAILGATER EXPRESS radios
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 28, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 28, 2020the latest report was made
- Jul 28, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- ION TAILGATER EXPRESS
- Maker
- Ion Audio, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- RadiosSelf-contained unitsCPSC’s product type: Radios (Self-contained Units) (code 555), in Electronics: Audio & Radio
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment 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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Emergency room Made Jul 28, 2020, sent to the company Aug 6, 2020, published by CPSC Aug 20, 2020
The product, in the report: ION TAILGATER EXPRESS Portable wireless waterproof speaker system TAILGATER EXPRESS iPA70
At approximately 5:30 pm, Saturday July 25, 2020, I attempted to turn on my ION Tailgater Express radio on a low wall near my swimming pool, prior to a dip. I noticed the blue light that was normally lit, was not on. I pushed the power button and the radio button with no success. The charger was plugged into the extension cord and the radio, so I went into the pumphouse to check the circuit breaker, which was on. I then went back to radio, unplugged the charger connection from the radio. To the best of my recollection, I then attempted to plug the wire back into the radio when the unit exploded. My left arm was around the radio, my right hand was on the top of the radio and my chest was directly over the top front. After the explosion, the next thing I remember was being on one knee near the edge of the pool, trying to get my bearings. I could see blood dripping on the concrete surface and heard my neighbor calling me. After the second time he called, I told him my radio had exploded. He came over and helped me up and walked me to my house. I went inside to clean up and change clothes before he took me to the ER at our local hospital. Two other neighbors also came to my aid. They said the noise rattled their windows and they could hear it with the windows closed. I was in the ER three hours and received three stitches and skin glue in my chest area and surgical strips on my left forearm. I returned to ER on Monday July 27 for a follow up to check the contusions on my left forearm. I have bruising on my forearm, chest and inside of my right leg.
- Model
- TAILGATER EXPRESS iPA70
- UPC
- 0812715019082
- Serial number
- (21)CK1607I90807397
- Bought from
- amazon
- Bought
- Jul 20, 2017
- Where
- Darnestown, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand ION TAILGATER EXPRESS, made or sold by Ion Audio, LLC
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20200728-78F49-2000571
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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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