CableMod computers and video games
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 12, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- May 12, 2026the latest report was made
- Sep 28, 2023the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- CableMod
- Maker
- CableMod LimitedMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1 |
| September 2023 | 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 May 12, 2026, sent to the company May 21, 2026, published by CPSC Jun 5, 2026
The product, in the report: CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapter, 180-degree version. This is an aftermarket power adapter for desktop computer graphics cards. It is U-shaped and plugs into the 16-pin 12VHPWR power port on the top of a modern graphics card. Its purpose is to redirect the GPU power cable at a 180-degree angle, allowing the cable to be routed back toward the power supply for cleaner cable management in compact PC builds.
A CableMod 12VHPWR 180-degree angled adapter (subject to CPSC Recall 24-112, announced February 2024) failed in the exact manner the recall warned about, damaging the graphics card it was connected to. The product is an aftermarket power adapter that plugs into the 12VHPWR power port on a modern desktop graphics card ([REDACTED]) to redirect the power cable at a 180-degree angle for cable management in compact PC builds. The adapter was purchased in June 2023 through the manufacturer’s official Amazon.com storefront, installed in a personal desktop computer connecting a [REDACTED] graphics card to the power supply, and used continuously in that role for approximately three years without apparent issue. Yesterday the system began exhibiting GPU power-delivery faults. The insufficient power indicator LED on the graphics card flashed repeatedly, and the system intermittently black-screened with the GPU pinned at 100 percent utilization. These symptoms match the loosening and overheating failure mode identified in the recall. Standard troubleshooting for this failure mode is to reseat the adapter. When this was attempted (depressing the retention tab and pulling the connector), the adapter would not release from the graphics card’s power port. The plastic housing on the adapter wiggles independently of the connector body, suggesting the housing has partially separated while the conductor terminals remain fused or melted inside the GPU socket. The adapter is now effectively bonded to the graphics card and cannot be safely removed. The graphics card appears to be damaged and likely non-functional. No personal injury occurred. The failure mode described in the recall notice, male connector becoming loose, overheating, melting into the GPU, with associated fire and burn hazard, appears to have materialized here, but was caught before any fire or burn injury resulted. The user did not attempt forcible removal of the adapter because of concern about further damage and the fire and burn hazard identified in the recall. The product is single-user consumer electronics. It was being used in its intended application (connecting a high-wattage graphics card to a desktop power supply) with no modifications, no overclocking, and no unusual physical stress on the connector. I was never notified of the recall by the manufacturer at any point between the recall’s announcement in February 2024 and the failure, despite having purchased the product through the manufacturer’s own primary online sales channel where customer contact information was on file via the transaction record. The attached photos show the defective unit, the GPU it fused to, the communication with CableMod and the proof of purchase of the adapter. Further information can be provided upon request.
- Model
- 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter Variant B
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Jun 27, 2023
- Where
- Ashburn, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand CableMod, made or sold by CableMod Limited
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 28, 2023, sent to the company Oct 11, 2023, published by CPSC Nov 1, 2023
The product, in the report: Power cables and adapters
There is a company called CableMod. They mae custom cables for consumer power supply’s. They have am angled adaptor that they started selling a few months ago. The issue is the adaptor is failing and melting inside consumer computers. I have documentation of this happening almost everyday. CableMod refuses to do a recall. They made a revised adapter V1.1 that they claim is safer but the original but still saying the original never has a problem. It’s not just a fire risk. Some of the people that purchased the adaptor will never know am issue happened because they only sent an email out to people that bought directly from their site. Here are some of the cases. There are much more than this.
[REDACTED]
- Where
- United States: Other
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand CableMod, made or sold by CableMod Limited
- 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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
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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