Chromo computers and video games
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 18, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 18, 2017the latest report was made
- Mar 18, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Chromo
- Maker
- Chromo Inc.Makers, 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 |
|---|---|
| March 2017 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Mar 18, 2017, sent to the company Jul 12, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 26, 2017
The product, in the report: Small green tablet used by my 11 year old grandson. One evening, he turned it on, and it began smoking, filling his bedroom with smoke. I cut the wires to the battery, placed the unit outside, and ventilated the house with fans. Fire Dept response was not necessary.
Grandson’s tablet (Chromo model C13197) began smoking when he turned it on, March 11, 2017. Filled his bedroom with smoke. I cut the battery wires and placed the unit outside. We used a fan to ventilate the house. It was not necessary to call the fire dept. I sent an email to the company, and they have not responded as of March 18, 2017. We still have the unit, and will keep it until we hear from you or the company,
- Model
- CI3197
- UPC
- Z1438537
- Bought from
- Don’t know
- Where
- Harrison Township, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 11, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- Brand Chromo, made or sold by Chromo 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.
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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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