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2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 7, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Dec 7, 2015the latest report was made
  • Apr 2, 2014the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Pioneer
Maker
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) 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

1 report from January 2015 to December 2015; the most in December 2015, 1. 1 earlier report, since April 2014, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20151
April 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

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, no treatment

    Made Dec 7, 2015, sent to the company Jan 5, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 20, 2016

    The product, in the report: Tablet

    12/07/2015 - The consumer went to pick up the tablet after it had been charging for approximately five or six hours. Immediately after her left and fingers came in contact with the tablet, the consumer burned them because the tablet was extremely hot. The consumer indicates that the cord charging the tablet was not at all hot. The consumer had the tablet charging up against a wall, which she states was extremely hot as well. When the consumer turned on the tablet, she noticed there was a large, black circle larger than a nickel but smaller than a quarter on the tablet’s screen.

    The consumer proceeded to unplug the tablet and turn it off. The consumer states that the tablet stayed hot approximately eight hours until it finally cooled off. The consumer tried turning the tablet back on and it would not. She tried charging the tablet but it will not charge however, it is getting hot once again. The consumer indicates that it is only the half of the tablet where the black circle was that is extremely hot, stating that the other half is cool.

    The consumer believes this product poses a safety hazard to consumers.

    Model
    TBT-7R1-K
    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    HPAR1131016034
    Bought from
    Walmart, North Carolina
    Bought
    Dec 15, 2014, about then
    Where
    Leland, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 32, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Pioneer, made or sold by PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  2. Not said

    Made Apr 2, 2014, sent to the company Apr 10, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 24, 2014

    The product, in the report: Pioneer 24X DVDRW DVR-219LBK DVD-R/RW Writer unit

    DVD drive caught fire. Fire went out when computer was turned off.

    Model
    Pioneer 24X DVDRW DVR-219LBK DVD-R/RW Writer unit
    UPC
    884938119184
    Serial number
    884938 119184
    Bought from
    Fry’s Electronics, Georgia
    Bought
    Nov 28, 2011
    Where
    Johns Creek, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Pioneer, made or sold by PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified

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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