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APC computers and video games

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 29, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 29, 2021the latest report was made
  • Jan 29, 2021the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
APC
Maker
Schneider Electric USA IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors

By month

1 report from February 2020 to January 2021; the most in January 2021, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known

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. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jan 29, 2021, sent to the company Feb 25, 2021, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2021

    The product, in the report: Uninterruptible Power Supply made by APC under the Schneider Electric company, color is black, size is about 15x12x4”, model number BR1500MS on APC.com website

    -I was shocked -APC by Schneider Electric UPS -I was using the product to provide backup power to my computer incase of a power outage -I went to plug in the usb communication cable into my computer from the UPS so it can tell the computer if this is a power outage and how much battery percent and run time is left, when I was shocked by the usb cable because there is 60volts on the outer metal shield. -Electric Shock -By touching the outside metal shield of the usb cable

    Model
    BR1500MS
    UPC
    731304426103
    Serial number
    4B2032P27651
    Bought from
    Bestbuy.com
    Bought
    Dec 8, 2020
    Where
    New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 23, Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand APC, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known

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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