Barnes & Noble nook tablet computers and video games
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 12, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 12, 2016the latest report was made
- Jul 12, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Barnes & Noble nook tablet
- Maker
- barnesandnoble.com llcMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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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First aid Made Jul 12, 2016, sent to the company Jul 20, 2016, published by CPSC Aug 12, 2016
The product, in the report: Charging cord for a nook color with the sideways micro USB adapter. Cord is black
Barnes and Noble Nook Color charging cord started smoldering, it was plugged into a surge protector. The micro usb end plastic melted. It burned my 10 year old daughter.
- Bought from
- Barnes & Noble website
- Bought
- Dec 1, 2015, about then
- Where
- Marquette, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 10, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Barnes & Noble nook tablet, made or sold by barnesandnoble.com llc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.